Across
- 3. Having two different alleles for a particular gene
- 5. One of a number of different forms of a gene
- 7. Having two identical alleles for a particular gene
- 8. diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross
- 9. Specific characteristic of an individual
- 10. sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring
- 11. One of Mendel’s principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes
Down
- 1. Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
- 2. Two chromosomes in a pair – normally one inherited from the mother and one from the father.
- 4. Physical characteristics of an organism
- 6. Genetic makeup of an organism
- 7. Offspring of crosses between