Traits and Reproduction

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Across
  1. 4. when a male and a female reproductive cell combine to create an offspring.
  2. 7. the parts of the cell that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes.
  3. 9. a characteristic that all members of a species have.
  4. 10. the part of a cell where genes are found.
  5. 11. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes.
  6. 12. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait.
  7. 13. an organism produced as a result of reproduction.
Down
  1. 1. a type of molecule that genes and chromosomes are made of.
  2. 2. an instruction for making a protein molecule.
  3. 3. a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule.
  4. 5. having gene versions that are different.
  5. 6. having gene versions that are the same.
  6. 8. to receive genes from a parent.