Across
- 4. Factors that control a trait. Found on chromosomes.
- 6. An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.
- 8. The genetic make up of an organism.
- 9. An allele whose trait always shows up when the allele is present.
- 12. An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present.
- 13. The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.
Down
- 1. An organism that is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait.
- 2. The scientific study of heredity.
- 3. The physical appearance of a gene.
- 5. The different forms of a gene.
- 7. Each different form of a characteristic.
- 10. A scientists that used pea plants to study heredity. He is nicknamed the "Father of Genetics."
- 11. When the egg meets the sperm and they fuse together.