Lesson 1: DNA, Genes & Chromosomes

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Across
  1. 5. consists of one long, condensed DNA molecule containing hundreds to thousands of genes
  2. 9. nucleotides; adenine, guanine, thyamine, cytosine
  3. 10. a characteristic of an organism
  4. 11. the monomers found in DNA
Down
  1. 1. nucleotide; deoxyribose
  2. 2. the shape of DNA
  3. 3. nucleotide; makes up spine of DNA with pentose sugar
  4. 4. the study of heredity & variation
  5. 6. the passing down of traits from parent to offspring
  6. 7. the continuity of traits from one generation to the next
  7. 8. units of inherited information that carry a code for making proteins that will determine an individual’s specific traits