Genetic and CRISPR
Across
- 3. A small piece or brief extract of information.
- 5. A sequence of DNA that determines a trait.
- 7. A change or alteration in the DNA sequence.
- 8. Excessive pride or self-confidence; playing God.
- 10. The concept of "improving" the human population by controlled breeding (controversial).
- 13. The process of determining the order of nucleotides in DNA.
- 14. The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
- 16. The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group (or cell).
- 18. The sex cells (eggs and sperm) that pass traits to offspring.
- 19. The basic building block of DNA (A, C, G, T).
Down
- 1. An awkward, complex, or hazardous situation (swamp-like).
- 2. Relating to the body, distinct from the mind or germline.
- 4. A very steep rock face or cliff; the verge of a situation.
- 6. A design plan or technical drawing; a model.
- 9. A specific DNA editing technology derived from bacteria (acronym).
- 11. The scientific study of heredity and variation.
- 12. A protein that acts as the "scissors" in the CRISPR system.
- 15. Helix The shape of the DNA molecule.
- 17. The complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism.
- 18. A hypothetical scenario of genetic inequality (movie title mentioned).