Across
- 5. when pollen from one plant reaches the pistils of a flower from a different plant
- 6. genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
- 9. organism that always passes down certain traits to its offspring of many generations
- 11. quality, trait or feature of an individual, or characteristic
- 14. basic inherited units of information, composed of DNA segments found on chromosome inside cells
- 15. group of genes
- 16. receive something from someone who came before you
Down
- 1. genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
- 2. young born/children of living organisms
- 3. when pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of the flower of the same plant
- 4. the branch of biology, deals with characteristics
- 7. thread-like structures in cell nucleus made of DNA and protein that carry genetic information
- 8. offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds
- 10. molecule that carries genetic information also inside the nucleus
- 12. quality or characteristic
- 13. passing of traits from parents to offspring