Across
- 5. A distinguishing quality, trait or feature of an individual, or thing
- 9. pollination that occurs when pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of the flower of the same plant
- 11. pollination that occurs when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of a flower from different plant
- 15. a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
- 16. a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
Down
- 1. is the branch of biology that deals with characteristics that are inherited from one generation to the next
- 2. the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds
- 3. the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
- 4. (Deoxyribonucleic acid) The molecule that carries genetic information, it is inside the nucleus
- 6. Thread-like structures in the cell nucleus made of DNA and protein that carry genetic information, humans have 46 chromosomes
- 7. to receive something from someone who came before you
- 8. Genes are the basic, inherited units of information, composed of DNA segments found on chromosomes inside cells
- 10. Group of genes
- 12. the young born of living organisms, they are the children
- 13. an organism that always passes down certain traits (i.e. physically expressed traits) to its offspring of many generation
- 14. a distinguishing quality or characteristic