Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 3. type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in gametes
  2. 5. made up of amino acids joined by bonds
  3. 10. molecule that carries genetic information for the development of an organism
  4. 11. the cells in the body other than sperm and egg cells
  5. 14. used to analyze the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait throughout a family
  6. 16. copying a segment of DNA into RNA
  7. 17. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
  8. 18. process in living cells that proteins are produced using RNA molecules as a template
  9. 19. proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body
  10. 20. process in which a cell replicates and makes two new cells
Down
  1. 1. process that includes DNA, RNA, and various enzymes
  2. 2. how offspring are made
  3. 3. tells your body to make proteins
  4. 4. short for Ribonucleic acid
  5. 6. an animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques
  6. 7. type of RNA molecule that helps decode messenger RNA into a protein
  7. 8. two complete sets of chromosomes
  8. 9. a unit heredity transferred from a parent to an offspring
  9. 12. made of protein and a single molecule of DNA
  10. 13. a single set of unpaired chromosomes
  11. 15. that arises from a mutation of two or more genes