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