Across
- 3. cleft small gap between two neurons where communication occurs
- 6. sudden, permanent change in a gene
- 7. disease related to insufficient insulin production
- 9. cell body
- 11. individual’s inheritable physical characteristics
- 13. major extension of the soma
- 14. callosum thick band of neural fibers connecting the brain’s two hemispheres
Down
- 1. genetic makeup of an individual
- 2. nervous system involved in stress-related activities and functions
- 4. specific version of a gene
- 5. chemical messenger released by endocrine glands
- 8. depressions or grooves in the cerebral cortex
- 10. vesicle storage site for neurotransmitters
- 12. consisting of two identical alleles