Across
- 2. deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule composed of the two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction
- 4. refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene, the gene that is expressed
- 6. effect can be hidden by a dominant gene, will occur only if 2 copies are present
- 8. the process by which genetic information is passed from parent to child
Down
- 1. is a square diagram that is used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment.
- 3. occurs when DNA is damaged or changed in such a way the message is carried by the gene
- 5. the basic physical and functional unit of heredity
- 7. ribonucleic acid, is single stranded, exists in cells and carries messages
- 9. one of two or more versions of a gene