Across
- 3. a form of a gene at a particular position (locus) on a chromosome.
- 5. The process in sexual reproduction in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new cell
- 6. The scientific study of heredity
- 7. A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.
- 10. An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
- 11. A threadlike structure within a cell’s nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next.
- 12. the passing on of characteristics (traits) from parents to offspring
Down
- 1. An allele that is hidden whenever the dominant allele is present
- 2. A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through it genes.
- 4. An offspring of crosses that has two different alleles for a trait
- 6. The Father of Genetics
- 8. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- 9. An offspring of crosses that has the same form of traits