Across
- 2. transmissible from parent to offspring.
- 5. a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl
- 6. A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
- 8. a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location
- 10. the genetic constitution of an individual organism.
- 13. Having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
- 16. Any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds which have large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids.
- 17. The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA.
- 20. A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place,ETC.
Down
- 1. the weakest gene.
- 3. The strongest gene
- 4. When the two alleles encode the same information for a trait
- 7. Characteristic that can be passed from parent to child
- 9. Each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation
- 11. he passed on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
- 12. A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells.
- 14. Study of inheritance
- 15. participates in the synthesis of proteins and performs function of the messenger of genetic information.
- 18. It is found in the nucleus of cells and is the main constituent of the genetic material of living beings.
- 19. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.