Genetics Vocab Check

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Across
  1. 1. A protein that acts as a checkpoint in cells. It will stop the cell cycle or kill a cell if it detects a problem with DNA.
  2. 2. The study of DNA
  3. 4. Blood Cancer
  4. 6. Another word for “occurance.” How frequently something happens.
  5. 7. The “organs” of a cell. They are specialized structures that carry out many functions.
  6. 8. Complex molecules that do most of the work in our cells, and make up all nearly all of the structures in our bodies.
Down
  1. 1. A type of cancer only males get. The prostate is a gland in the reproductive system.
  2. 3. A very long molecule that instructs cells on what to do. It is passed down from parent to child, and is unique to each individual (except identical twins)
  3. 4. The cancer that causes the most deaths
  4. 5. Division The process cells go through to reproduce. Cells divide so organisms to grow and heal.