Across
- 6. -the study of heredity
- 8. -All of offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor
- 9. a characteristic that a parent can pass on to their offspring
Down
- 1. -a threadlike strand of DNA coiled up
- 2. trait -a physical characteristic that is not inherited but may be an effect of the environment
- 3. -a unit of genetic material that determines a trait
- 4. -the young of a person animal,plant
- 5. -the different forms of a gene
- 7. -to receive from one's parents, such as a trait