Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A permanent change in the DNA base sequence that causes changes in the proteins made. These changes can either be harmful or helpful to the organism.
  2. 5. Asexual reproduction that occurs when a parent organism breaks into pieces and each piece develops into a new organism.
  3. 7. A section of DNA that has information about a specific trait of an organism.
  4. 8. The production of offspring by one organism without the joining of sperm and egg; offspring are genetically identical to the original organism.
  5. 10. The process by which the information in DNA is copied for protein production.
  6. 11. Large molecules made of amino acids that are required for structure, function, and regulation of tissues and organs.
  7. 14. Reproductive cells that contain half the DNA for an organism. These cells can fuse together to form a new organism.
  8. 16. An allele that blocks another allele.
  9. 17. Asexual reproduction that occurs when a bud forms on a parent organism and then breaks off once the cell is developed forming a new organism.
  10. 21. All forms of a gene with different information about a trait.
  11. 22. Alleles that make up an organism.
  12. 23. Observable traits, such as height, eye color, and blood type.
Down
  1. 1. A form of reproduction in which the genetic material from two different individuals combine to form a new organism.
  2. 3. The final step by which DNA is coded to make proteins.
  3. 4. A structure that contains a single molecule of DNA wrapped around proteins and found in the nucleus of eukaryotes.
  4. 5. Asexual reproduction that happens when one cell splits into two identical daughter cells.
  5. 6. Organic compounds that join together in large chains to make proteins.
  6. 9. Specific characteristics of an organism.
  7. 12. An allele that is hidden by a dominant allele.
  8. 13. Female reproductive cell produced in the ovaries.
  9. 15. Male reproductive cell produced in the testicles.
  10. 18. Deoxyribonucleic acid is a complex molecule that contains all of the information necessary to build and maintain an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
  11. 19. Two alleles for a gene that have the same information.
  12. 20. Two alleles for a gene that have different information such as blond hair and brown hair.