Semester 2 review: genetics

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Across
  1. 3. The regions of DNA that RNA polymerase binds to
  2. 5. A kind of virus that affects bacteria
  3. 7. A member of a population that is genetically identical to another member of the population
  4. 11. The likelihood that a particular even will happen
  5. 12. A diagram that shows the relative locations of genes on a chromosome
  6. 13. The different forms of a gene
  7. 14. The scientific study of heredity
  8. 16. Three consecutive nucleotides that code for one amino acid
  9. 17. The process of using DNA to create a complementary sequence of RNA
  10. 21. A group of genes that operate together
  11. 23. Enzymes that cut DNA at specific nucleotide sequences
  12. 24. A characteristic that varies between individuals in a population
  13. 25. An organism that contains genes from other organisms
Down
  1. 1. Traits controlled by two or more genes
  2. 2. The process of duplicating DNA
  3. 4. Division of the cell’s nucleus
  4. 6. Making changes in the genetic code of a living organism
  5. 8. DNA and proteins, called histones, packed together
  6. 9. Changed in genetic material
  7. 10. The process of making proteins from mRNA
  8. 15. The chemical factors that determine traits
  9. 18. When homologous chromosomes exchange segments of their chromatids
  10. 19. The process of cell division where the number of chromosomes is cut in half
  11. 20. The physical appearance of an organism
  12. 22. The genetic makeup of an organism