Genetics vocabulary Lesson 4 & 5

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Across
  1. 1. An organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristic. Described with words (ex. Tall).
  2. 3. A comparison of two numbers.
  3. 6. One set of instructions for an inherited trait.
  4. 8. In genetics describes an allele that is expressed only when no dominant allele is present in an individual.
  5. 9. In genetics describes an allele that is fully expressed whenever the allele is present in an individual.
Down
  1. 1. square a graphic used to predict the results of a genetic cross.
  2. 2. The likelihood that a possible future event will occur in any given instance of the event.
  3. 4. One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic such as hair color.
  4. 5. The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring.
  5. 7. The entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits. Represented by letters (ex. TT).