Genetics crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 14 clues. Answers range from 6 to 26 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A basic principle of genetics, Mendel's second law
The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms
A form of gene that controls a trait
A variation of a gene that will produce a certain phenotype, even in the presence of other alleles
A gene/allele that can be masked by a dominant gene (or allele )
Two identical alleles in a gene
Two different alleles in a gene
Determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of a cell
The observable physical characteristics of an organism
Two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent
Diagram that's used to predict the outcome of a particular cross
A purebred animal
When a dominant allele, or form of a gene, does not completely mask the effects of a recessive allele
Both alleles are equally strong and both alleles are expresed
