Heredity and Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. Different versions of a gene
  2. 4. The Austrian monk known as the Father of Genetics
  3. 7. Traits controlled by many genes, such as height
  4. 8. During reproduction, alleles _____ so offspring get one from each parent
  5. 11. The genetic makeup or "letter code"
  6. 12. _________________ dominance; neither allele is dominant; they blend together
  7. 13. Alleles that are the same, like BB or bb
  8. 15. The stronger allele that shows up if present
  9. 17. A tool used to visualize genetic crosses
Down
  1. 1. Having two different alleles, like Bb
  2. 2. Mendel studied _____ plants to understand heredity
  3. 5. _________________cross examines one single trait like eye color
  4. 6. Genes located on X or Y chromosomes
  5. 9. Both alleles show up equally
  6. 10. The physical trait you can see, like brown or blue eyes
  7. 14. Dominant alleles can _____ or hide recessive alleles
  8. 16. The weaker allele represented by lowercase letters