Cells

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Across
  1. 3. each alternative form of a gene
  2. 5. programmed cell death
  3. 9. cell division where daughter cells are identical to parent cell
  4. 13. carries genetic information and forms chromosomes
  5. 18. third stage of mitosis; separation of sister chromatids
  6. 19. fibre protein structures that divide genetic material in a cell
  7. 20. the point where a pair of chromosomes connect
  8. 22. a sequence of DNA which codes for a type of molecule with a particular function
  9. 23. the appearance and number of chromosomes in a cell
  10. 25. an organism in which the genetic material is formed as chromosomes found in the nucleus
  11. 26. cell division that produces four daughter cells, each with half the chromosomes of the parent cell
  12. 27. macromolecules made of chains of amino acid residue
  13. 28. outermost protective layer of a plant cell
  14. 29. the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently
Down
  1. 1. genetic material of a living organism
  2. 2. organelle that assists in mitosis and the production of spindle fibres
  3. 4. when a cell has one set of chromosomes
  4. 6. a speacialized structrure within a living cell
  5. 7. any cell of an organism excluding reproductive cells
  6. 8. protein creating organelles
  7. 10. unicellular organism that lacks membrane-bound organelles
  8. 11. the longest phase of the cell cycle
  9. 12. cells produced by meiosis in the gonads (ovaries, testes)
  10. 14. a thread-like structure containing genetic information in the form of genes
  11. 15. final stage of mitosis; sister chromatids are at opposite poles
  12. 16. matured male or female germline cells
  13. 17. when a cell has two sets of chromosomes
  14. 21. first stage of mitosis
  15. 24. the organelle containing the cell's genetic material in eukaryotes