Genetic Mutations

2. A process that removes or selects for certain components from a mixture.
5. A useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
7. A sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
14. Causing harm or damage, often used in a formal or scientific context.
15. Of vital importance; absolutely crucial or necessary.
17. The process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
18. Unable to be avoided or denied.
19. The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
20. The interaction of elements that, when combined, produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual parts.

1. The process by which certain traits become more prevalent in a species than other traits.
3. Made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.
4. A fundamental principle or part on which something is based.
6. A genetically determined characteristic.
8. Tending to cause harm or damage.
9. A state of being at a disadvantage; a handicap.
10. A permanent alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the genome.
11. A large biomolecule, or macromolecule, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
12. A distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of a chromosome, the order of which determines the order of monomers in a polypeptide or nucleic acid molecule which a cell (or virus) may synthesize.
13. Lacking any obvious principle of organization; done at random.
16. Belonging naturally; being an essential or fundamental part of something.