Cells

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