Genetics Vocabulary #2

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Across
  1. 4. Use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition by transplanting bone marrow or umbilical cord blood.
  2. 6. The breeding of organisms that have a certain desired trait.
  3. 7. Bringing together genetic material from multiple organisms, creating a new sequence that would not be found in any of the original organisms.
  4. 9. A diagram of family history used for tracing a trait through several generations.
  5. 10. Engineering food to make crops that can grow in poor soil conditions, resist disease, tolerate drought, repel insects, etc.
  6. 12. They are the chromosomes that carry genes that determine whether the offspring is male or female. Females have 2X chromosomes, makes have 1X and 1Y chromosome.
  7. 13. When two organisms that have very similar or the same characteristics are mated resulting in the prevalence or genetic disorders.
Down
  1. 1. Adding or deleting segments of genes to correct or get rid of genetic disorders.
  2. 2. A change in the order of the bases in an organism’s DNA.
  3. 3. Allows the scientist to transfer genes from one organism to another.
  4. 5. The mathematical chance that an event will occur.
  5. 8. When one trait is not completely dominant over another (each allele has its own degree of influence).
  6. 11. Sperm or egg. Carries half the number of chromosomes found in other body cells.