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Bio MCAS Genetics Review
Name:______________________________________
Across
2. A cell with only one chromosome from each pair of chromosomes- represented
by the symbol N
4. A trait in which two dominant alleles show- like in horse coat color
5. When an organism has two of the same alleles for a particular trait- BB or bb
7. The scientific name for reproductive cells
8. A cell with both chromosomes from each pair of chromosomes- represented by
the symbol 2N
9. At the very end of meiosis, _____ (a number) cells are produced
14. The physical appearance (tall, short) of an organism is called this
15. The type of cell division that produces sperm and egg cells
16. The “tool” used to determine the outcome of a genetic cross
17. The type of cell division that produces body cells
18. When an organism has two different alleles for a particular trait- Bb
Down
1. A trait in which neither allele is dominant over the other; like when a cross
between a red flower and a white flower makes a pink flower
3. Predicting the outcome of a genetic cross uses the laws of __________.
6. The genetic make-up of an organism- BB or Bb or bb
10. In meiosis there are ______ (it’s a number) divisions of the cell
11. The process that occurs when sperm and egg cells combine
12. The “father” of genetics
13. The scientific study of heredity
Word Bank
Codominant
Diploid
Fertilization
Four
Gametes
Genetics
Genotype
Haploid
Two
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Incomplete dominance (do not leave a space in the puzzle)
Meiosis
Mendel
Mitosis
Phenotype
Probability
Punnett square (do not leave a space in the puzzle)