Genetics Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. A DNA molecule containing the genetic material of an organism
  2. 7. A ______________backbone is what helps DNA maintain its structure
  3. 11. In a punnet square, TT could be 25%, Tt could be 50%, and __could be 25%
  4. 13. A ____________is a box with two lines along the length and width that is used to determine the likelihood of a child inheriting certain traits
  5. 14. ______________is when a defective gene damages the lungs and affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and stomach acids
  6. 15. ______________is when the double helix opens and DNA strands separate, assembling a new DNA segment
  7. 18. When a parent cell produces two identical daughter cells
  8. 20. ______________is when DNA is taken from a fingerprint to be analyzed to see who the fingerprint belongs to
  9. 22. The three letters in a ______________determine what amino acid it represents because the acid corresponds with the letters
  10. 23. A ________gene is a gene in a chromosome that is stronger than it's counterpart, making it the one people are more likely to inherit
  11. 26. _______________is an inherited disorder that dulls or erases certain or all colours in one's vision
  12. 29. ________are what is used in repairing muscles and bones, as well as producing hormones and enzymes
  13. 30. ___________is when genes don't communicate to platelets properly, causing blood to have trouble clotting
  14. 31. Colour blindness is a genetic cross with an _-linked trait
  15. 32. The 4 _______________are the acids in DNA that make up the information, A pairs with T and G pairs with C
Down
  1. 1. The likelihood of a child inheriting certain traits from their parents represented by numbers
  2. 2. A _________gene is a gene in a chromosome that is weaker than it's counterpart, making it the one that people are less likely to inherit
  3. 3. _________________is an inheretid disorder that kills nerve cells in the brain
  4. 4. The likelihood of a child inheriting certain traits from their parents represented by letters
  5. 5. When two genes are different
  6. 8. When two genes are the same
  7. 9. An example of an _________recessive trait is attached earlobes, while an _________recessive trait is Huntington's
  8. 10. _____________is when a sperm cell with 26 chromosomes fuses with an egg that also has 26 chromosomes, creating a single cell with 46 chromosomes
  9. 12. ____________is when a part of a gene is cut out and replaced with a part from another gene, giving the gene different information
  10. 16. ___________is when genes are modified to help cure a disease
  11. 17. _________________is an inherited disease that causes blood cells to warp into the shape of a sickle
  12. 19. The shape that DNA takes is called a ___________
  13. 21. The things that make it so that you inherit traits from your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are called _____
  14. 24. The purpose of ___ is to carry genetic information and gene expression
  15. 25. When a parent cell produces four different daughter cells
  16. 27. _______is when a creature is made using the exact genes of another creature, creating a creature that is genetically identical to the first
  17. 28. A Genetically Modified Organism ___is an organism that has had genetic information injected into it before it was born, causing immense changes