Across
- 1. Helix: The twisted ladder structure of the DNA molecule
- 4. Having two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
- 6. Alternative form of a gene at a specific location on a chromosome
- 7. The study of heredity and variation in living organisms
- 9. Variation: Diversity in gene types within a population
- 10. When both alleles are expressed equally in the phenotype
Down
- 1. Trait that masks the effect of a recessive allele
- 2. Basic unit of heredity, a sequence of DNA that codes for a specific trait
- 3. Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
- 4. Molecule that carries genetic instructions for development and functioning
- 5. Mature reproductive cell (egg or sperm) with a haploid set of chromosomes
- 8. Thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein in the nucleus