Traits and threads
Easy · Original draft · Review pending · Criss-cross style
Traits and threads
Eight clues about genetic information, inherited traits and simple inheritance.
Expressed in a mixed pair under a simple Mendelian model (8)
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About this genetics crossword
Five Across answers meet three Down answers for genetic information, inherited traits and changes in DNA. The 10×12 criss-cross uses a simple Mendelian complete-dominance model for the two inheritance adjectives: a mixed pair means two different versions of a gene. Other inheritance patterns exist. Use crossing letters to check the longer terms. This standalone practice puzzle has its own matching printable answer key.
10 × 12 grid · 8 clues · Criss-cross style
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Traits and threads
Easy · 10 × 12 · ClueFill · Unreviewed original draft
Across
3. DNA-bearing structure that carries many genes (10)
4. Masked at the trait level in a simple mixed-pair cross (9)
5. Alteration to the order of DNA bases (8)
7. Observable characteristics influenced by genes and surroundings (9)
8. An organism's genetic makeup for a trait or set of traits (8)
Down
1. Expressed in a mixed pair under a simple Mendelian model (8)
2. Passing of biological traits from parents to offspring (8)
6. One version of a gene at a particular location (6)