Across
- 2. a bundle of DNA found in the cells of living things
- 6. a change or damage in the DNA that permanently alters the genetic message that the gene carries
- 7. a genetic trait that lacks the ability to manifest itself
- 8. a genetic disorder that results in a lack of pigmentation
- 10. a nutrient that cells use for building most of their parts
- 11. the basic unit of heredity in a living organism, a segment of DNA
- 12. a form or version of a gene
- 13. internal genetic coding passed from one generation to the next, pair of genes
Down
- 1. an organism that lacks pigmentation in hair, skin, eyes, or feathers
- 3. a new organism that is the product of reproduction
- 4. a genetic trait that is more likely to be expressed
- 5. a characteristic we get from our parents
- 9. the study of heredity, which is how traits are passed down from parents to offspring
- 10. the observable traits of an organism