Across
- 1. The parts of your DNA that determine certain chartacteristics or traits. They were passed down to you from your biological parents.
- 4. The passing on of traits from parents to their children.
- 6. What you were called when you were developing in your mother's womb after your first two months of life.
- 9. A recognizable physical characteristic, like eye color, skin color, or hair texture.
- 11. Babies that develop in the womb together but are made from different gametes, possessing different DNA. TWO WORDS
- 13. The false idea that man developed over millions of years, gradually changing from a single-cell organism to an ape to a human being.
- 14. A special cell division process that results in unique cells called gametes (they have half the regular number of chromosomes).
- 15. A gene that will determine a trait, regardless of what trait the corresponding gene encodes. TWO WORDS
- 16. The process whereby a cell divides to make two new cells with exactly the same DNA as the original cell.
- 17. The study of genese and heredity.
Down
- 2. what you were called when you were developing in your mother's womb during your first two months of life.
- 3. Babies that develop in the womb together and are made from the same gametes, possessing the same DNA. TWO WORDS
- 5. The period between the ages of nine and fourteen when the human body begins taking on a more adult form, and the difference between males and females become more obvious.
- 7. A gene that is "sleeping." The trait encoded on this gene will be masked if paired with a dominant gene. TWO WORDS
- 8. Your DNA is stored in these 46 compact units.
- 10. Male or female reproductive cells that combine to produce a single cell that develops into a new life.
- 12. The fluid-filled bag in which the embryo lives. It is attached to the mother. TWO WORDS
