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 from the same plant.
- 11. pollination that occurs when pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of the flower from a 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. 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 from different breeds.
- 3. the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
- 4. 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. 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 organism. They are the children.
- 13. an organism that always passes down certain traits to its offspring of many generations.
- 14. a distinguishing quality or characteristic.