Christmas & Biology Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. spreading christmas cheer threw the power of song
  2. 6. the different forms of a single gene are called _______
  3. 9. _________ are determined by factors thatare passed from one parental generation to the next.
  4. 10. _____ conducted expirements on the pea plant to collect information on genetics.
  5. 11. the body's main energy source, broken down into sugars for fuel
  6. 13. the first plant used to study genetics
  7. 14. genetic makeup
  8. 15. phase after anaphase
  9. 17. made from long chains of amino acids, acting as the body's building blocks for structure
  10. 20. cane a minty christmas treat
  11. 22. you hang your stalkings on the _________
  12. 23. A _____ is a specific characteristic
  13. 26. longest phase of the cell cycle where a cell grows, synthesizes proteins, duplicates organelles, and replicates its DNA in preparation for cell division
  14. 27. what pulls santa sleigh
  15. 29. The scientific study of biological inheritance is called _________
  16. 30. at the top of the tree
  17. 31. group of oily, waxy, or fatty organic molecules that are generally insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
  18. 32. a segment of DNA that holds instructions for building proteins and controlling cell functions, determining traits.
Down
  1. 1. the likelyhood that a certain event will occur
  2. 3. brings joy to children around the world with gifts
  3. 4. shortest phase of mitosis
  4. 5. Mendel’s second conclusion is called __________
  5. 7. the division of the cell nucleus
  6. 8. during sexual reproduction, male and female reproductive cells join in a process known as ________
  7. 12. the first phase of mitosis
  8. 16. santa little helpers who make toys for children
  9. 18. something you give to loved ones on christmas day
  10. 19. acts as blueprints for life by directing protein synthesis and cellular functions, built from repeating nucleotide units
  11. 20. decorated with pretty lights and ordiments
  12. 21. part of mitosis where chromosomes separate and move along spindle fibers to opposite ends of the cell.
  13. 24. frozen rain
  14. 25. physical traits
  15. 28. the offspring of crosses between parents with different contrasting characteristics are called ________