This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Having two identical alleles for a given gene.
The expressed traits of an organism.
A type if inheritance in which the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two types of homozygotes.
Having two different alleles for a given gene.
A map of a chromosome showing the relative positions of genes.
Genetically determined classes of human blood that are based on the presence or absence of carbohydrates A and B on the surface of red blood cells.
A genetic disorder in which the red blood cells have abnormal hemoglobin molecules and take on an abnormal shape.
The additive effect of two or more genes on a single phenotypic characteristic.
A diagram used in the study of inheritance to show the results of random fertilization.
A mating of individuals differing at one genetic locus.
A heritable feature that varies among individuals within a population, such as flower color in pea plants.
A common sex-linked human disorder involving several genes on the X chromosome and characterized by a malfunction of light-sensitive cells in the eyes; affects mostly males but also homozygous females.
Expressing two different alleles of a gene in a heterozygote.
A gene located on a sex chromosome.
The genetic makeup of an organism.
The scientific study or heredity.
A variant of a character found within a population such as purple flowers in pea plants.
In a heterozygote, the allele that determines the phenotype with respect to a particular gene.
The offspring of parents of two different species or of two different varieties of one species.
Genes located close enough together on a chromosome that they are usually inherited together.