Natural Selection
Across
- 3. abbreviation for genetically modified organisms
- 5. Mendel bred these to study genetics
- 7. these traits are passed down and selected by the breeder
- 10. most GMOs have been modified to withstand pesticides or _________
- 11. genetic engineering is sometimes called this
- 12. domestic group of animals or plants having similar appearance, behavior, or other traits
Down
- 1. these traits are eliminated from the species and future offspring
- 2. when people manually pollinate specific plants instead of relying on pollinators or wind
- 3. these engineers manipulate the genes of organisms to produce new living organisms
- 4. this breeding is another word for artificial selection
- 6. selection process by which humans select the animal or plant with the most desired traits to mate
- 8. animal _________ is the science of breeding and caring for animals
- 9. the father of genetics