Genetics and Heredity Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A change, difference, or error that happens to DNA either when it is being made or from the environment
  2. 5. A chart that shows the different alleles an organism can have
  3. 7. Building blocks of DNA made up of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base
  4. 9. Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that contains all genetic information
  5. 19. Chemicals that make up the middle of DNA that link together
  6. 20. The type of allele that only expresses or shows itself whenever an organism has no dominant alleles
  7. 21. Organelle or part of the cell that makes proteins
  8. 22. The type of reproduction that mixes parent organism genes to make genetically unique offspring
  9. 24. The observable traits that an organism has based on its alleles
  10. 25. The study of genes, traits, and Heredity in a population
Down
  1. 1. The type of allele that expresses or shows itself whenever an organism has it
  2. 2. synthesis The process of creating proteins in the cell
  3. 4. Building blocks of proteins
  4. 6. The differences of genes in a population of organisms
  5. 8. A double rod or "X" shape of condensed DNA that has genetic information
  6. 10. The type of reproduction that produces genetically identical offspring to the parent organism
  7. 11. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring
  8. 12. Pieces or sections of DNA that contain specific instructions on making proteins and control traits
  9. 13. Large molecules that are chains of amino acids
  10. 14. A rule that explains how nitrogen bases pair up in a specific way (A&T, C&G)
  11. 15. When an organism has different alleles for a specific gene
  12. 16. The specific gene and allele combinations an organism has
  13. 17. When an organism has two of the same allele for a specific gene
  14. 18. How traits are passed down in a population
  15. 23. The different types or variations that exist for a specific gene