Inheritance and Traits

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Across
  1. 3. The process of passing traits from parents to offspring.
  2. 5. A change in a gene's DNA sequence that can result in new traits.
  3. 8. A trait that is hidden or masked by a dominant trait.
  4. 9. The new generation of organisms produced by parents.
  5. 11. A trait that masks or hides the presence of a recessive trait.
  6. 13. Different forms of a gene that determine variations of traits.
  7. 14. The passing of traits from parents to their offspring.
Down
  1. 1. Differences in traits among individuals of the same species.
  2. 2. Tree A diagram showing the relationships among family members and their traits.
  3. 4. The study of how traits are passed from one generation to another.
  4. 6. Characteristics or features that are inherited from parents.
  5. 7. Thread-like structures in cells that carry genetic information.
  6. 10. Traits Characteristics determined by an individual's genes.
  7. 11. Genetic material that contains instructions for traits.
  8. 12. Segments of DNA that carry instructions for specific traits.