science vocabulary genes
Across
- 5. - The sum of all biological processes by which particular characteristics are transmitted from parents to their offspring
- 7. - is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms.
- 8. - as related to genetics, is a specific characteristic of an individual.
- 9. - Structure found inside the nucleus of a cell.
- 10. - In biology, a specialized structure occurring in most cells (except bacteria and blue-green algae) and separated from the rest of the cell by a double layer, the nuclear membrane.
Down
- 1. - is a tool created by scientists to help scientists and laypeople identify objects and organisms.
- 2. - is the process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to child.
- 3. - is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.
- 4. - can be defined as any difference between the individuals in a species or groups of organisms of any species.
- 6. - A biological species is a group of organisms that can reproduce with one another in nature and produce fertile offspring.