Family Patterns

2. Different forms of the 1 genes
4. A distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of a chromosome
6. The action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote
7. carry genetic information in the form of genes
9. The action of inheriting: "the inheritance of traits"
11. A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each the same as the parent nucleus
12. The male reproductive cell only has 23 chromosomes
13. The reproductive cell that only carry 23 chromosomes (sperm and egg)
14. The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations

1. a biologist who specializes in genetics
3. A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell
5. A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from each parent
8. A minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins
10. The female reproductive cell only has 23 chromosomes