Across
- 2. A change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene.
- 6. The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
- 7. When the offspring's phenotype is a combination of the parents phenotypes.
- 9. A type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
- 10. An organism's genetic material.
- 14. Occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait.
- 16. A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
- 17. The different forms of a gene.
- 19. How a trait appears or is expressed.
- 20. The process of making a protein from RNA.
Down
- 1. The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule.
- 3. A section of a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.
- 4. If the two alleles of a gene are different, its genotype is Heterozygous.
- 5. The process of making mRNA from DNA.
- 6. When the two alleles of a gene are the same, its genotype is Homozygous.
- 8. When both alleles can be observed in a phenotype.
- 11. A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
- 12. A model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring.
- 13. The two alleles that control the phenotype of a trait.
- 15. The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
- 18. A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.