Heredity and Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. transfer of genetic information from parent to offspring
  2. 6. reproductive process involving two parents and different offspring
  3. 7. a reproductive process that involves one parent and identical offspring
  4. 8. inherited characteristic that is always expressed when present
  5. 11. inherited characteristic that is present when no dominant allele is present
  6. 13. type of asexual reproduction when cells split forming two identical cells
  7. 14. a molecule containing information that forms hereditary material
  8. 15. the exact genetic information carried by an individual
  9. 17. the basic physical and functional unit of heredity made of DNA
  10. 18. tool used to analyze possible allele combinations in offspring
Down
  1. 1. a single piece of DNA
  2. 3. a version of a gene
  3. 4. the variety of gene combinations in a population
  4. 5. a characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or aquired
  5. 9. the physical appearance of a gene
  6. 10. type of sexual reproduction when cells divide to form gametes with half from each parent
  7. 12. diagram that shows traits passed through generations
  8. 16. process by which organisms produce more of their own kind