Across
- 3. the scientific study of genes and inheritance
- 4. the law that tells us during gamete formation, alleles for each gene segregate from each other
- 6. states that different pairs of genes are passed on to offspring seperately forming new genetic formations
- 8. individuals that have two of the same allele for a given gene
- 9. individuals that have two different alleles for a given gene
- 11. Austrian monk who founded the modern science of genetics
- 12. an allele that effectively overrides the other allele
- 15. an allele that will only present itself when the dominant allele isn't present
Down
- 1. factors that are passed from the parents to the offsrping
- 2. the principle that states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive.
- 5. tightly wound DNA that holds genetic information
- 7. a physical trait
- 10. the genetic makeup(Pp)
- 13. the different forms of genes
- 14. a specific characteristic of an individual
