Across
- 2. the passing traits from parents to offspring.
- 6. Pollination occurs when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of a flower of a different plant.
- 8. distinguishing quality or characteristics
- 10. Pollination occurs when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of the flower of the same plant.
- 11. groups of genes
- 13. offspring of different breeds combined
- 16. a distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, or thing.
Down
- 1. thread like structures in the cell of the nucleus made of DNA and protein that carry genetic information. Humans have 46 chromosomes.
- 3. is the branch of biology that deals with characteristics.
- 4. a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
- 5. The molecule that carries genetic info. It is inside the nucleus.
- 7. an organism that always passes down certain traits to its offspring of many generations.
- 9. to receive something from someone who came before you.
- 12. the young born of living organisms
- 14. A Genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
- 15. basic, inherited units of info, composed of DNA segments found in chromosomes inside cells.