Basic Genetics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• heterozygous : a genotype with two different alleles.
• allele : one of a pair of genes that occupies the same position on homologous chromosomes.
• recessive : allele that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is homozygous for that allele.
• genetics : mendel's 4 conclusions form the basis of what is now called mendelian _ .
• phenotype : the observable expression of an organism's genes - what i see.
• lower : to indicate a pea plant that is short, we would use a(an) _ case letter.
• dominant : an allele that will determine the phenotype, even if just one is present.
• truebreeding : an organism that always passes a specific trait on to its offspring is called _ (two words).
• peaplants : what mendel conducted experiments on (two words).
• genotype : two-letter set(code) that represents the alleles an organism possesses for a certain trait - the dna coding.
• homozygous : a genotype in which both alleles are identical.
• eight : number of years mendel conducted his experiments.