Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 4. The entire set of an organism's genes.
  2. 5. The different forms of a gene.
  3. 10. A disease caused by a mutation in the code.
  4. 11. Substances that create our traits.
  5. 12. A scientist who studies genetics and heredity.
Down
  1. 1. Tightly coiled up DNA.
  2. 2. Sections of DNA.
  3. 3. Double helix shaped molecules that code for every living thing.
  4. 6. A specific characteristic of an organism.
  5. 7. The process of passing down traits from the parents to the offspring.
  6. 8. The scientific study of heredity.
  7. 9. A random change in the DNA code.