genetics vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. A special form of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the amount of DNA as the parent cell
  2. 5. a type of single-stranded RNA involved in protein synthesis
  3. 6. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes
  4. 10. a stem cell alters from one type to a differentiated one
  5. 12. the passing of genetic information from parent to child
  6. 13. forms the basic structural unit of nucleic acids
  7. 18. a square diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment
  8. 20. the exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes
  9. 23. reads the messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence and translates that genetic code into a specified string of amino acids
  10. 24. a change in a DNA sequence
  11. 25. how likely something is to happen
  12. 26. the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our genomes
  13. 27. Two chromosomes in a pair – normally one inherited from the mother and one from the father
  14. 28. the process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in messenger RNA (mRNA)
  15. 29. how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop
Down
  1. 1. A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base.
  2. 3. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA
  3. 4. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
  4. 7. involves two parents and produces offspring
  5. 8. a specific characteristic of an individual
  6. 9. producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule
  7. 11. contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism
  8. 14. molecules that combine to form proteins
  9. 15. The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
  10. 16. involves one parent and produces offspring
  11. 17. a trait that is expressed only when genotype is homozygous
  12. 19. the inheritance of traits that are typically passed vertically from parent to child
  13. 20. made up of proteins and DNA organized into genes
  14. 21. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes
  15. 22. A molecule made up of amino acids