Intro to Clinical Genetics Crossword
Across
- 3. The complete set of genes present in an organism's DNA (8 letters)
- 5. A region of DNA located upstream of a gene that initiates and regulates gene transcription (8 letters)
- 7. A type of DNA mutation that results in a change in amino acid sequence (8 letters)
- 8. A type of chromosomal rearrangement that involves the fusion of two acrocentric chromosomes to create a single, larger chromosome (12 letters)
- 9. The branch of genetics concerned with the study of genes and their roles in disease(9 letters)
- 10. An agent or factor that can induce genetic mutations (7 letters)
Down
- 1. One of the four nitrogenous compounds found in DNA and RNA, represented by the letters A, T, C, or G (4 letters)
- 2. The study of the structure and function of chromosomes (11 letters)
- 4. An error in cell division in which chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate properly, leading to abnormal chromosome numbers (12 letters)
- 5. The occurrence of different forms of a gene at the same locus on homologous chromosomes (8 letters)
- 6. Short, repetitive sequences of DNA used in genetic analysis for identifying individuals and studying genetic variation (12 letters)