Genetics Vocabulary Crossword

The passing of traits from parents to offspring
A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.
Scientific study of heredity
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
Alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism
a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from each parent
The likelihood that a particular event will occur
A diagram for predicting the allele composition of offspring from a cross between individuals of known genetic makeup.
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait
An organism's genetic makeup
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
These are found in every cell. contained with them is DNA. Located on theme are genes.