Cells

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Across
  1. 2. a sequence of DNA which codes for a type of molecule with a particular function
  2. 5. unicellular organism that lacks membrane-bound organelles
  3. 9. organelle that assists in mitosis and the production of spindle fibres
  4. 10. cell division that produces four daughter cells, each with half the chromosomes of the parent cell
  5. 12. third stage of mitosis; separation of sister chromatids
  6. 14. final stage of mitosis; sister chromatids are at opposite poles
  7. 15. carries genetic information and forms chromosomes
  8. 19. a speacialized structrure within a living cell
  9. 21. outermost protective layer of a plant cell
  10. 22. when a cell has two sets of chromosomes
  11. 25. first stage of mitosis
  12. 26. a thread-like structure containing genetic information in the form of genes
  13. 27. matured male or female germline cells
  14. 28. the appearance and number of chromosomes in a cell
Down
  1. 1. a protein creating organelle
  2. 2. cells produced by meiosis in the gonads (ovaries, testes)
  3. 3. macromolecules made of chains of amino acid residue
  4. 4. genetic material of a living organism
  5. 6. fibre protein structures that divide genetic material in a cell
  6. 7. each alternative form of a gene
  7. 8. cell division where daughter cells are identical to parent cell
  8. 11. any cell of an organism excluding reproductive cells
  9. 13. programmed cell death
  10. 16. the longest phase of the cell cycle
  11. 17. the organelle containing the cell's genetic material in eukaryotes
  12. 18. the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently
  13. 20. an organism in which the genetic material is formed as chromosomes found in the nucleus
  14. 23. the point where a pair of chromosomes connect
  15. 24. when a cell has one set of chromosomes