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