This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The intentional mating of 2 animals in an attempt to produce an offspring with desirable characteristics.
A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
The mating of closely related individuals
An individual that carries but does not express a gene for a particular recessive trait, yet when married to another carrier, can have offspring that do.
A gene located on a sex chromosome, usually x.
A chromosome differing in shape or function, determines the sex of an individual.
Having 2 identical alleles for a trait.
The scientific study of heredity.
Having 2 different alleles for a trait.
A genealogical table, chart, list, or record.
The passing of traits to offspring.
An organism with two different alleles for a trait.
A characteristic that is passed onto an offspring.
The developments and applications of SM, procedures, and tech that permit direct manipulation of genetic material.
A full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
An organism's genetic make up, or allele combination
A number that describes how likely it is that event will occur.
The set of information that controls a trait.
The different forms of a gene.