Biotechnology Basics

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Across
  1. 4. Fundamental unit of heredity
  2. 5. A group of unicellular microorganisms consisting of sphere, rod and spiral shapes
  3. 8. A strand of DNA stored in cells that can replicate and divide when each cell divides
  4. 9. The process of introducing new cells to a tissue in order to treat disease
  5. 10. A change in the base sequence of a gene that results in abnormal function
  6. 12. A prepared part of a disease causing organism that can be manipulated to confer immunity
  7. 17. Too small to be seen with the naked eye
Down
  1. 1. The primary source of genetic information
  2. 2. Any undifferentiated cell that can multiply and become any sort of body cell
  3. 3. Disease causing microorganism
  4. 4. The sum total of an organisms genes
  5. 6. The basic organizational unit of all living things
  6. 7. Branch of biology that deals with the transmission of inherited characteristics
  7. 11. A chemical substance that can kill or inhibit the growth of a microorganism
  8. 13. A substance that prompts the generation of antibodies and cause an immune response
  9. 14. Cells that have been programmed to be a specific type
  10. 15. A molecule with the primary function of protein synthesis
  11. 16. Submicroscopic infectious organism that requires a living host to replicate