This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 26 clues. Answers range from 2 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
founder of the science of genetics
vegetable that Mendel used to discover how cross pollination works
fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower
the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different genetic constitution
the enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous plants, enclosing the ovules or young seeds
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses
the first generation of offspring from a certain set of parents
offspring resulting from a cross of the members of F1 generation
of or relating to an animal, all of whose ancestors derive over many generations from a recognized breed
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism
that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism
having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics
having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic
any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation
the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits
the observable constitution of an organism
the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent
a type of grid used to show the gametes of each parent and their possible offspring
a substance that stimulates the production of antibodies
blood groups that are genetically inherited
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther
a small platelike body
red blood cell
liquid inside the cytoplasm
white blood cell
Y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells