Genetics (Pray)

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Across
  1. 5. the way that an unseen gene is seen in an organism as an actual physical trait
  2. 6. a method of reproduction that involves two parents producing offspring that are genetically different from either parent
  3. 7. any alteration in the sequence of DNA
  4. 10. (deoxyribonucleic acid) the material found in all cells that contains genetic information about that organism
  5. 11. the passing of traits from parent to offspring
  6. 13. a method of reproduction in which all the genes passed on to the offspring come from a single individual or parent
Down
  1. 1. the process of choosing a few organisms with desirable traits to serve as the parents of the next generation
  2. 2. the section of a DNA molecule that contains a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
  3. 3. the formation of a new combination of genes during sexual reproduction
  4. 4. a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring through the genes
  5. 8. a thick threadlike structure that contains genetic information in the form of DNA
  6. 9. a segment of DNA (on a chromosome) that contains the code for a specific trait
  7. 12. a set of technologies that humans use to alter the genetic instructions of an organism by substituting DNA molecules