Introduction to Genetics: Inheritance, Variation and DNA

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Across
  1. 3. One set of chromosomes comes from our ___.
  2. 6. The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
  3. 8. These structures in our DNA are like chapters in a recipe book.
  4. 9. This is why species evolve over time, allowing them to adapt to changing environments.
Down
  1. 1. The code found in every cell of our bodies.
  2. 2. We inherit two copies of each of these.
  3. 4. These are the characteristic that are passed down, such as eye or hair color.
  4. 5. We inherit these from our parents, and they control how our bodies develop.
  5. 7. The process of passing genes from one generation to the next.