Across
- 3. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
- 5. the building blocks of life
- 7. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
- 9. a nucleic acid present in all living cells
- 11. the basic physical and functional unit of heredity
- 13. the act of getting by legal right from a person at his or her death or through heredity
- 14. shows relationships between family members and indicates which individuals have certain genetic traits
- 15. a distinguishing trait, quality, or property
Down
- 1. a diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a cross or breeding experiment
- 2. Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
- 4. DNA passed to the organism by its parents
- 6. the physical and behavioral traits of the organism
- 8. can be Dominant or Recessive
- 10. a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
- 12. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.