Intro to Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. an organism with two identical alleles for a trait; same as homozygous (AA or aa)
  2. 3. having two of the same alleles (AA or aa)
  3. 9. scientist known as the father of genetics who studied pea plants
  4. 10. having two different alleles (Aa)
  5. 12. a characteristic of an organism (eye color, height, seed shape)
  6. 13. different versions of the same gene
  7. 14. organisms Mendel used because their traits were easy to observe
  8. 16. an organism with two different alleles for a trait; same as heterozygous (Aa)
  9. 17. the likelihood that a specific outcome will occur
Down
  1. 1. the genetic makeup of an organism (letter combination)
  2. 4. the physical appearance of a trait
  3. 5. an allele that shows its trait even when only one copy is present
  4. 6. an allele that only shows its trait when two copies are present
  5. 7. the study of heredity and how traits are passed from parents to offspring
  6. 8. a chart used to predict possible genetic outcomes
  7. 11. section of DNA that codes for a trait
  8. 15. the passing of traits from parents to offspring