Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
  2. 4. A genetic condition where an individual inherits the same alleles for a particular gene from both parents.
  3. 5. The entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for one or more specific traits
  4. 6. An organism’s appearance or other detectable characteristic
  5. 7. The trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred
Down
  1. 1. One set of instructions for an inherited trait
  2. 2. A trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred
  3. 4. Having inherited different forms of a particular gene from each parent.