Genetics/DNA

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Across
  1. 2. The passing of genes from parents to offspring.
  2. 7. A special kind of cell division that produces haploid cells.
  3. 9. A ratio that compares a number to 100.
  4. 11. A gamete that forms in the reproductive organs of a female.
  5. 15. When a sperm and egg combine to form one new cell.
  6. 16. The actual characteristics an organism has.
Down
  1. 1. The allele that is expressed in the phenotype when two copies of it are present on the homologs.
  2. 3. The allele that is expressed in the phenotype even if it is the only copy present in the genotype.
  3. 4. Compares or shows the relationship between two quantities
  4. 5. Cells that contain half the usual number of chromosomes—one chromosome from each pair.
  5. 6. The likelihood of a specific outcome in relation to the total number of possible outcomes.
  6. 8. A unit of heredity that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and codes for a particular product.
  7. 10. Square Illustrates how the parents' alleles might combine in offspring.
  8. 12. The genes an organism has, or its genetic constitution.
  9. 13. A gamete that forms in the reproductive organs of a male.
  10. 14. The various forms of the same gene.