Introduction to Genetics

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Across
  1. 1. / the offspring of two plants or animals of different species
  2. 2. / state the haploid number is doubled
  3. 5. / A form of dominance in which the alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote
  4. 8. / the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its geno type with the environment
  5. 11. / feature of an organism
  6. 12. / parents will also pass down a specific phenotypic trait to their offspring
  7. 13. / cells used during sexual reproduction to produce a new individual organism or zygote
  8. 15. / When an individual has two of the same allele, whether dominant or recessive, they are...
  9. 16. / common ancestry in multiple organisms
  10. 19. / the separation of pairs of alleles at meiosis and their independent transmission
  11. 21. Traits / height, skin color and weight
  12. 23. / the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
Down
  1. 1. / having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
  2. 3. Assortment / formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis
  3. 4. / the process by which the nucleus divides in all sexually reproducing organisms during the production of spores or gametes
  4. 6. Square / diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment
  5. 7. / A four-part structure that forms during the prophase of meiosis
  6. 9. / occurs between pro-phase 1 and meta-phase 1
  7. 10. / refers to a pair of genes where one is dominant and one is recessive
  8. 13. / set of genes in our DNA which is responsible for a particular trait
  9. 14. / used to measure the chances
  10. 17. Dominance / form of intermediate inheritance
  11. 18. / possible form of a gene
  12. 20. Alleles / three or more alternative forms of a gene (alleles) that can occupy the same locus
  13. 22. / The fundamental, physical, and functional unit of heredity