Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 3. Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell.
  2. 6. the study of human movement through the understanding of mechanics, anatomy and physiology.
  3. 8. One of two or more DNA sequences occurring at a particular gene locus
  4. 9. a specific characteristic of an individual
  5. 11. A condition or trait present at birth
  6. 12. a group of alleles in an organism that are inherited together from a single parent.
  7. 13. the genetic constitution of an individual organism
  8. 15. The father and mother whose DNA a child carries
  9. 17. a type of inheritance in which two versions of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual.
  10. 19. a method to purify DNA by using physical and/or chemical methods from a sample separating DNA from cell membranes, proteins, and other cellular components.
  11. 20. a trait that is expressed only when genotype is homozygous
Down
  1. 1. A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell.
  2. 2. information about the people that an individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships.
  3. 4. one species is the ancestor of two or more species later in time.
  4. 5. the passing of genetic information from parent to child through the genes in sperm and egg cells
  5. 7. The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child.
  6. 10. the relationship between two versions of a gene
  7. 14. the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism
  8. 16. genes that code for the same trait and their effects work together on the phenotype.
  9. 18. the mating of animals more closely related than the average relationship within the breed or population concerned.