Genetics

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Across
  1. 1. a process where a single parent produces genetically identical offspring, known as clones
  2. 4. the genetic make up of an individual organism.
  3. 7. An organism's observable, physical characteristics, such as eye color, height, or the presence of a disease
  4. 10. the basic unit of heredity that contains the instructions for building and maintaining an organism
  5. 12. The transmission of characteristics from one generation to the next
  6. 14. The joining of two gametes to form a complete, new organism
Down
  1. 2. A specific characteristic or feature of an organism.
  2. 3. the total variety of genes within a species
  3. 5. the complete set of genetic instructions in a cell, structured as a double helix
  4. 6. the cell division that sexual reproduction goes through
  5. 8. Requires two parents; offspring are a genetic mix (varied)
  6. 9. The process by which genetic information (traits) is passed down from parents to their offspring
  7. 11. Specialized cells that carry half the genetic information
  8. 13. the cell division that asexual reproduction goes through