The Science of GMOs

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Across
  1. 5. a substance that is toxic to plants and is used to kill unwanted vegetation
  2. 7. a synthetic compound (herbicide) commonly used to kill weeds
  3. 11. the set of observable characteristics of an organism
  4. 12. selectively breeding two plants or animals of different breeds or cultivars to produce a superior offspring
Down
  1. 1. containing a gene that has been transferred from one organism to another and acts as a synonym for genetically modified
  2. 2. the introduction of exogenous genes into plant cells, tissues, or organs
  3. 3. the genetic makeup of an organism
  4. 4. the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock
  5. 6. systemic herbicide and crop desiccant containing Glyphosate used to kill weeds especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses
  6. 8. a plant, bacterial, or fungal cell that had its cell wall completely or partially removed using either mechanical or enzymatic means
  7. 9. a method of selective breeding in plants where seeds are exposed to chemicals or radiation to promote DNA mutations that could result in developing new traits in offspring plants
  8. 10. cells and organisms containing more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes