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Across 2. A cross of an offspring to one of its parents, or to an individual with the same genotype as one of the parents. 7. With two copies of each chromosome in a cell. 10. Having two different alleles present on the maternal and paternal chromosomes. 11. Diagram used to visualise the inheritance pattern of a trait from the ancestors to subsequent generations. 15. A change in the DNA sequence of an organism. 17. ____________ is the process of cell division that results in four haploid daughter cells. 18. A cross of an individual with unknown genotype to a homozygous recessive individual. 19. Organisms that always produce offspring of the same phenotype are described as being ______________. 20. A segment of DNA that codes for a polypeptide. 21. A grid used to predict the possible outcomes of a cross.

Down 1. The position of a gene on a chromosome. 3. A thread-like structure containing nucleic acids and associated proteins – contains the genetic information of the cell. 4. Alternative form of a gene at a particular locus. 5. The set of observable characteristics of an organism is known as its ____________. 6. Describing an organism with one copy of each chromosome. 8. A pair of crosses used to determine whether a locus is located on a sex chromosome or not. 9. Having two of the same allele present on the maternal and paternal chromosomes. 12. The study of variation between and among living organisms and how this can be inherited. 13. The genetic make-up of an organism. 14. A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. 16. The complete set of genetic material....