Unit 6 Vocabulary (Heredity)

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Across
  1. 1. a form of asexual reproduction when an offspring grows off of the original parent organism
  2. 4. a form of asexual reproduction where a new identical organism grows from a section of an original organism
  3. 6. a description of a genotype when the alleles are different
  4. 10. a form of asexual reproduction when an organism makes a copy of itself and forms two identical organisms
  5. 11. a version of a trait that is represented by a letter; can be dominant or recessive
  6. 13. a form of reproduction the involves two parent organisms that produces diverse offspring
  7. 17. the passing of genetic instructions from one generation to the next
  8. 18. a description of a genotype when both alleles are the same
  9. 21. the version of a trait that is weaker
Down
  1. 2. known as the father of genetics
  2. 3. a form of asexual reproduction when a new plant grows off a section of an original plant
  3. 5. a form of reproduction that involves one parent organism that produces identical offspring
  4. 7. the product of reproduction
  5. 8. the version of a trait that is the strongest
  6. 9. the scientific study of heredity
  7. 12. the genetic material makes up chromosomes and codes for all of an organism's traits
  8. 14. structures that are made up of DNA and found in the nucleus of cells
  9. 15. the physical trait or behavior that is inherited
  10. 16. the location where the genetic material (DNA) can be found within cells
  11. 19. the gene pair that is inherited for a trait
  12. 20. a segment of DNA that codes for a trait