Mitosis and the Cell Cycle

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Across
  1. 2. Gene Expression When different genes are turned on or off in different cells to make them work differently.
  2. 5. The process where cells become different types with special jobs.
  3. 7. A section of DNA that gives instructions for making a specific protein or trait.
  4. 10. Cell A body cell that is not a reproductive cell (not a sperm or egg).
  5. 11. A female reproductive cell that can be fertilized by sperm.
  6. 12. The molecule that carries genetic information in living things.
Down
  1. 1. The series of steps a cell goes through to grow and divide.
  2. 3. When a sperm and egg join to start making a new organism.
  3. 4. A male reproductive cell that can fertilize an egg.
  4. 5. A thread-like structure made of DNA that carries genes.
  5. 6. A new cell made when a parent cell divides.
  6. 7. All the DNA in an organism, including all its genes.
  7. 8. The part of a cell that holds the DNA and controls the cell's activities.
  8. 9. A cell that has half the usual number of chromosomes.