Genetics Crossword

Having two different alleles for a trait.
an organism's physical appearance or visible traits
each chromosome has a constriction called a ________________
Humans have ___________ pairs of these small thread-like structures in the nucleus of their cells
_____________ is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms
A condition in which the two alleles of a gene are neither dominant or recessive
The different forms of a gene
biological process where a parent passes certain genes onto their children or offspring
having two identical alleles for a trait
total number of chromosomes passed from both parents
The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
the offspring of many generations that have the same traits
there are about __________ thousand genes located on one of the 23 chromosomes
these are made up of the chemical substance called DNA
The genetic information lies within the ____________ of each living cell in the body
men and women have ___________ chromosomes
a characteristic that an organism can pass to offspring through genes
an organism that has two different alleles for a trait
every person has _______ copies of genes