Across
- 2. diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross
- 4. trait controlled by two or more genes
- 6. scientific study of heredity
- 7. situation in which the phenotypes produced by both alleles are completely expressed
- 8. physical characteristics of an organism
- 9. the passing of genetic factors from parents to offspring or from one generation to the next.
- 10. a gene that has more than two alleles
- 12. characteristics or attributes of an organism that are expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment.
- 13. separation of alleles during gamete formation
- 14. having two different alleles for a particular gene
Down
- 1. one of Mendel’s principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes
- 3. one of a number of different forms of a gene
- 5. situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another allele
- 6. genetic makeup of an organism
- 9. having two identical alleles for a particular gene
- 11. measurement tool that calculates the chance or likelihood of occurrence of an event.