genetics crossword puzzle

the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
each different form of a characteristic, such as a system height or seed color
the scientific study of heredity
a new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in this process
is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait
the factors that control a trait
the different forms of a gene
is one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
is hidden whenever the dominate allele is present
organism has two different alleles for a trait
a number that describes that an event will occur
a chart that shows how many possible alleles that result from a genetic cross
an animales physical appearance or visible traits
an organism's genetic makeup or allele combination
an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
the alleles are neither dominant or recessive
the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells
copies the coded message from the DNA in the nucleus and carries the message to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm