Heredity and Genetics Crossword

Characteristic caused by genetics or the environment
Long strands of DNA that contain thousands of genes
Part of chromosomes that control a trait
Different forms of genes
Only see this trait if two are present
Always shows its trait
Has two different alleles for the same trait
Has two identical alleles for the same trait
Likelihood that an event will occur
Chart that shows all possible combinations of alleles between two organisms
The visibility expressed trait
The allele combination for a trait
Two identical alleles
Two different alleles
Neither allele is dominant
The dominant alleles mix
Process that creates sex cells with one copy of each gene or half the number of chromosomes
A gamete from each parent gives one allele for each trait to make a new organism
23 pairs or 46 chromosomes
Human chromosomes that determine gender
When a chromosome is not copied correctly
Someone who has one recessive allele for a trait but doesn’t show it
Chart that tracts a particular trait in a family
Picture of all the chromosomes of a cell
All the DNA in one cell of an organism
Insertion of a corrected gene into a person to try and correct a problem
Transferring a gene from one organism to another to produce a new trait
Only mating organisms with desirable traits
An organism that is genetically identical to the parent organism
The molecule that is the Base of all chromosomes
Adenine and Thymine; Guanine and Cytosine
Passing of traits from parent to offspring
Gene that is on the x or Y chromosomes
A monk in the 1850’s that studied how plants inherit traits
Two scientists who first described the DNA double-helix molecule
Illnesses or disorders caused by an abnormal gene
Trait totally controlled by your genes