Natural Selection

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Across
  1. 3. the study of small changes to DNA that turns genes on or off but do not change the genetic code itself
  2. 5. is the natural process by which something takes place
  3. 7. a difference in traits/characteristics among individuals of the same species
  4. 8. the father of genetics
  5. 9. one factor that affects the process of natural selection
  6. 10. the struggle among living things to get the necessary amount of food, water, and shelter
Down
  1. 1. only individuals with a desired trait, such as color, are bred by humans int he hope that the next generation will inherit the desired trait
  2. 2. one factor that affects the process of natural selection
  3. 4. a process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species
  4. 6. any change to the genetic material