Heredity & Genetics Review

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Across
  1. 4. the two alleles are different
  2. 6. an allele that is represented by an uppercase letter and will be expressed if present
  3. 7. a combination of alleles that a person carries
  4. 12. a type of dominance that blends the two allele expressions
  5. 14. different forms of the same gene
  6. 15. a change or variation in genetic material
  7. 16. Gregor Mendel was known as the ____________ of Genetics
  8. 18. characteristic influenced by genes and the environment
  9. 19. asexual reproduction of a single organism resulting in an identical copy
Down
  1. 1. an allele represented by a lowercase letter and will only be expressed when paired with another recessive allele
  2. 2. both alleles are expressed at the same time
  3. 3. shows the possible combinations of alleles that offspring can inherit
  4. 5. the study of heredity
  5. 8. the observable, physical characteristic of an organism
  6. 9. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
  7. 10. both alleles are the same
  8. 11. type of plants used to study heredity
  9. 13. sections of DNA that control traits
  10. 17. sexual reproduction with two contributing parents resulting in genetically distinct offspring