Chapter 5 Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. An Australian monk known as the father of genetics.
  2. 4. A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, a phosphate group
  3. 7. A change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene
  4. 8. ________ in humans is an example of polygenic inheritance
  5. 11. Two alleles that control a phenotype are called the traits ________
  6. 14. The process of copying a DNA molecule and makinng another DNA molecule
  7. 19. In a ________ mutation one or more nitrogen bases are left out of the DNA sequence
  8. 20. A term for the DNA on human chromosomes that does not form genes
  9. 22. When Mendel cross-pollinated a purple flowering plant and a white flowering plant, the offspring had __________ colored flowers.
  10. 24. When the offspring’s phenotype is a combination of the parents phenotypes
  11. 25. A genetic factor that blocks other genetic factors
  12. 27. In this type of DNA mutation one or more nitrogen bases are added to the DNA
  13. 29. A ________ shows a phenotype of genetically related family members.
  14. 30. The first step in making a protein is to make _____ from DNA
  15. 31. In addition to genes, an organisms _______ can also affect its phenotype.
Down
  1. 1. A model used to predict possible genotypes and phenotypes in offspring
  2. 3. Type of nucleic acid that carries the code for proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
  3. 5. Where translation occurs
  4. 6. This is the scientific name geneticists use for how a trait appears or is described
  5. 9. When both alleles can be observed in a phenotype, what is this interaction called?
  6. 10. The passing of traits from parents to offspring
  7. 12. A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
  8. 13. An organism's genetic material
  9. 15. A person with this syndrome is missing part of chromosome 7
  10. 16. Occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait
  11. 17. The process of making proteins into DNA
  12. 18. Alkaline soil produces this color of hydrangea flower
  13. 21. The different forms of a gene
  14. 23. The study of how traits are passed from parents to offspring
  15. 26. The process of making mRNA into DNA
  16. 28. Section a chromosome that has genetic information for one trait.