Across
- 3. a process in which something passes to a different stage
- 7. the evolution or genesis of the human race
- 9. part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
- 10. a process occurring in living organisms
- 13. material that carries genetic information in a cell
- 15. the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
- 16. noticeable variety
- 18. a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
- 20. gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
Down
- 1. sequence of events involved in the development of a species
- 2. the evolution or genesis of the human race
- 4. English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
- 5. undergo development
- 6. the science that studies living organisms
- 8. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level
- 11. a distorted projection or perspective
- 12. the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
- 14. a distorted projection or perspective
- 17. the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
- 19. the totality of surrounding conditions
