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