Talking about genetics
Across
- 2. something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing
- 5. to take an organ, skin, etc. from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another
- 7. the process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy
- 9. connected with beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong
- 10. the chemical in the cells of animals and plants that carries genetic information
- 11. a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
- 12. no longer in existence
- 13. behaviour that controls or influences somebody/something
- 14. the condition of a person’s body or mind
- 18. a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it
- 19. to put pollen into a plant so that a seed develops; to join sperm with an egg so that a baby or young animal develops
Down
- 1. a basic type of cell which can divide and develop into cells with particular functions
- 3. having many different uses
- 4. causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
- 6. to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc.
- 8. to produce an exact copy of an animal or a plant from its cells
- 9. at risk of no longer existing
- 15. a young animal or plant in the very early stages of development before birth
- 16. a unit inside a cell that controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents
- 17. to discover the facts about something