Modern Genetics

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Across
  1. 4. crossing two genetically different individuals
  2. 5. selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation
  3. 7. genetic disorder in which a person's blood clots very slowly or not at all
  4. 9. an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced
  5. 10. person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele
  6. 13. process where genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism
  7. 15. chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of the family have a particular trait
  8. 16. picture of all the chromosomes in a cell
  9. 17. abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
Down
  1. 1. the goal has been to identify the DNA sequence of every gene in the human genome
  2. 2. genetic disorder that affects hemoglobin,a protein in red blood cells
  3. 3. crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics
  4. 5. carry genes that determine whether a person is male or female and other traits
  5. 6. a genetic disorder in which the body produces abnormally thick mucus in the lungs and intestines
  6. 8. three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait
  7. 11. all the DNA in one cell of an organism
  8. 12. genes that are carried on the x and y chromosomes
  9. 14. inserting copies of genes directly into a persons cell
  10. 18. a person's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21