Across
- 5. the process of passing down traits from the parents to their offspring
- 7. patterns of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
- 9. a nucleotide that carries genetic information about organisms
- 10. a nucleotide that helps with sending messages and protein synthesis
- 11. the physical appearance of genes
- 14. the father of genetics, contributed to science by developing the Laws of Inheritance
- 15. the order of nucleotides in DNA
Down
- 1. diagram showing the gene combinations that might result from a genetic cross
- 2. the genetic code of genes
- 3. a modification in the nucleic acid sequence of the genetic code of an organism,
- 4. the process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms
- 6. the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA
- 8. an organic molecule that contains a nitrogenous base, five sugars, and a phosphate
- 12. allele that is expressed
- 13. allele that is hidden behind the dominant traits