Genetics Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 6. the physical appearance of a trait (blue eyes)
  2. 8. this means the gene has two different alleles (Rr or Pp)
  3. 9. the genetic makeup of an organism shown as letters (BB or Bb)
Down
  1. 1. the passing of traits from parent to offspring
  2. 2. this means the gene has two copies of the same allele (RR or rr)
  3. 3. the study of genes, heredity and genetic variation in living things
  4. 4. different forms of the same gene (letters)
  5. 5. an allele shown using a capital letter that is strong and hides recessive alleles
  6. 7. an allele shown using a lower case letter that is weak and can only be seen if inherited from both parents