Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. The parts of a cell that build protein molecules
  2. 6. The physical characteristics of an organism
  3. 7. A random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
  4. 9. Having allele copies that are different
  5. 11. Reproduction The process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
  6. 12. A specific form of a gene that contains instructions for making a particular protein molecule
  7. 13. A type of large molecule that performs many different functions inside organisms
  8. 14. A section of DNA that carries information to build protein molecules
Down
  1. 1. A long piece of DNA that contains many genes
  2. 2. A specific version of a gene
  3. 3. The sequence of an organism's genes
  4. 4. A characteristic that all members of a species has
  5. 8. Differences in traits between individual organisms
  6. 9. Having allele copies that are the same
  7. 10. DNA is stored here in the cell