Across
- 5. a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
- 8. A molecule that holds genetic instructions
- 10. An organism has two different alleles for a particular gene.
- 12. A trait is a specific characteristic of an individual organism
- 14. How likely something is to happen
- 15. physical trait
- 17. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
- 18. Different versions of a gene
Down
- 1. The study of heredity
- 2. A genetic trait that appears in the offspring if at least one parent contributes it
- 3. A segment of DNA that controls a trait
- 4. ___ square: a tool used to predict the probability of offspring traits
- 6. An organism has two of the same alleles for a particular gene.
- 7. Genetic makeup/ which alleles something has
- 9. Structures made of tightly coiled DNA
- 11. New organisms made through reproduction (like children or seedlings)
- 13. A genetic trait that only appears in the offspring when the dominant allele is absent
- 16. This type of reproduction is the process of creating offspring without genetic input from another organism