Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. Variant of a character (Ex: White or Purple flowers)
  2. 4. Study that began by Gregor Mendel
  3. 8. Physical appearance (Ex: Purple or white flowers)
  4. 12. Passing on traits
  5. 16. Called a heterozygote, has two different alleles
  6. 17. 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4
  7. 18. Genes are found here on chromosomes
  8. 19. Characterized by thick mucus, which can interfere with other functions of the body
  9. 20. Called the parental plants
Down
  1. 1. Genetic makeup (Ex: PP, Pp, pp)
  2. 2. Called the filial, or son/daughter plants
  3. 5. Called a homozygote, has two identical alleles
  4. 6. Parental plants differ in only one character, which is flower color
  5. 7. Varies among individuals (Ex: flower color)
  6. 9. Allele that determines appearance of a character
  7. 10. Contains squares representing probable products of fertilization (PP, Pp, Pp, pp)
  8. 11. "Family tree" of traits
  9. 13. Allele that doesn't make a noticeable effect
  10. 14. Also known as hybridization
  11. 15. Parental plants differ in two characters