Melanin Selection Review

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Across
  1. 4. Cradle of Mankind
  2. 8. When an organism's adaptation to one environmental condition comes at the expense of another condition
  3. 9. Change to Genetic Material
  4. 10. Specialized skin cell that is responsible for melanin production
  5. 12. Region on Earth that receives the most solar radiation
  6. 13. An evolutionary force that drive Natural Selection by favoring a particular phenotype under certain environmental conditions
  7. 14. A skeletal condition caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by low Calcium absorption resulting in soft brittle bones
Down
  1. 1. Radiation emitted from the sun
  2. 2. Evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat by accumulating different traits that best suit their current environment.
  3. 3. Organelle that produces the melanin protein
  4. 5. The process where organisms with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more successfully
  5. 6. Pigment protein used across multiple species of life on earth because of its ability to provide UV protection, camouflage, and thermoregulation
  6. 7. Vitamin needed for DNA synthesis & fetal development
  7. 11. Outermost Layer of Skin