Heredity Crossword

The field of science that studies how traits are passed on
The passing of traits from parent to offspring
Units of heredity, which transfer traits from one generation to the next.
Rod-shaped structures inside your cells that carry all genes
A code of how a living thing is put together found in all cells.
A characteristic that determines how an organism looks, acts, or functions.
The gene carrying the stronger trait; it will always override a recessive gene.
The gene carrying the weaker trait; the dominant gene will always override it.
The young of an organism.
Behaviors that are inherited from the parent organism.
Any living thing that can carry out its life activities on its own.
The surroundings in which an organism lives.
The way in which an organism responds to acts.
The number and kind of organisms in an area.
To raise an animal so that it will more easily live with or near people
Differences in the appearance of an inherited trait among the members of a species
A trait that helps an animal to survive in its environment
To learn or develop something through experience.
Traits that have two dominant genes or two recessive genes.
An organism that has two unlike genes for a certain trait.