Genetics crossword
Across
- 2. Division of a cell into haploid cells.
- 3. Inactive X chromosome in each cell of a female condenses into a _____.
- 5. Synthesis of protein using mRNA template.
- 7. The phase in meiosis 2 that the spindle apparatus forms.
- 10. A 2n containing cell.
- 11. When members of the pair of homologous chromosomes do not move apart properly during meiosis 1.
- 14. Enzyme that is key to Transcription.
- 17. The microtubule organization centre, important in cell division.
- 18. Diagram representation of the possible outcomes of genetic crosses.
- 21. Discrete piece of hereditary information consisting of specific nucleotides.
- 22. The structure of DNA as discovered by Franklin, Watson, and Crick.
- 25. Cellular structure carrying genetic material, found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
- 26. Any of the alternative versions of a gene that produce distinguishable phenotypic effects
Down
- 1. Two identical alleles for a gene.
- 4. The physical and physiological traits of an organism as determined by its genetic makeup.
- 6. Synthesis of RNA using DNA template.
- 8. What does DNA stand for?
- 9. The phase in meiosis 1 that involves the breakdown of proteins responsible for sister chromatid cohesion along chromatid arms.
- 12. Sequence of 3 nucleotides that corresponds to an amino acid.
- 13. The ordered display of chromosomes, starting with the longest and ending with the shortest.
- 15. Nucleic acid pair having two-bonds between them within the DNA structure.
- 16. Allele whose phenotypic effect is not observed in a heterozygote.
- 19. Decent with modification. Change in genetic composition of a population between generations.
- 20. The 'X' shaped region where homologous non-sister chromatids have exchanged genetic material through crossing over.
- 23. Pyrimidine found only in RNA.
- 24. DNA binding protein key in condensing DNA.