Across
- 2. Mendel the scientist known as the father of genetics who studied pea plants and discovered patterns of inheritance
- 5. Square a diagram used to predict the probability of offspring inheriting certain traits
- 9. having two identical alleles for a specific gene
- 12. the genetic makeup or combination of alleles an organism has
- 13. an allele that is expressed whenever it is present
- 14. an allele that is only expressed when two copies are present
Down
- 1. inherited characteristics such as eye color hair type or height
- 3. segments of DNA that carry instructions for traits
- 4. the molecule that carries genetic information for the growth and development of living things
- 5. the likelihood that a specific genetic trait will occur in offspring
- 6. structures in cells that contain DNA and many genes
- 7. the observable physical traits or characteristics of an organism
- 8. different forms of the same gene that determine a specific trait
- 9. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 10. the branch of science that studies heredity and how traits are inherited
- 11. having two different alleles for a specific gene