Across
- 2. The jelly-like substance inside the cell, where all the reactions happen in the cell.
- 4. The shape DNA forms, two strands wrapping around each other
- 6. Part of a cell that controls it, contains all the genetic information needed to grow and reproduce. Contains chromosomes
- 10. Mapped all the genes in a human, used to help search for links between genes and diseases
- 11. The green part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis (absorbs sunlight to make food for the plant).
- 14. The tough outer covering surrounding plant cells.
Down
- 1. A large compartment full of liquid that is only found in plant cells.
- 3. A section of DNA that codes for a particular trait, e.g. eye colour
- 5. What DNA is made of,t here are four of the AGCT
- 7. The boundary that controls what can enter and leave the cell.
- 8. All of the genetic information that makes up an organism
- 9. Thin strands of DNA, can be broken down into smaller parts called genes
- 12. Controls the cell. Contains genes which tell the cell what to look like and what job to do.
- 13. Found in chromosomes, has a double-helix structure