Genetics

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Across
  1. 3. trait Characteristic determined by an allele that requires the presence of 2 identical alleles to be expressed.
  2. 5. Using organs/tissues from another species
  3. 9. Identifying the structure and function of all the proteins in the human body
  4. 11. Study of the function and behavior of genes
  5. 12. inheritance The cumulative effect of multiple gene pairs determines the physical characteristics of the trait
  6. 13. Process of cell division resulting in “daughter” cells that are genetically identical to the “parent” cell, contain 46 chromosomes
Down
  1. 1. Where translation takes place; holds mRNA strand and coordinates the activity of enzymes and other molecules essential to translation
  2. 2. Process of cell division resulting in the creation of sperm or egg cells that contain 23 chromosomes
  3. 4. Study of heritable changes in gene expression that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence
  4. 6. Any one of a number of viable DNA codings of the same gene occupying a given locus (position) on a chromosome
  5. 7. Composed of long chains of amino acids
  6. 8. engineering Technique used by scientists to manipulate genes; alteration of genes in an organism
  7. 10. Basic units of heredity