Across
- 6. A DNA molecule containing the genetic material of an organism
- 7. A ______________backbone is what helps DNA maintain its structure
- 11. In a punnet square, TT could be 25%, Tt could be 50%, and __could be 25%
- 13. A ____________is a box with two lines along the length and width that is used to determine the likelihood of a child inheriting certain traits
- 14. ______________is when a defective gene damages the lungs and affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and stomach acids
- 15. ______________is when the double helix opens and DNA strands separate, assembling a new DNA segment
- 18. When a parent cell produces two identical daughter cells
- 20. ______________is when DNA is taken from a fingerprint to be analyzed to see who the fingerprint belongs to
- 22. The three letters in a ______________determine what amino acid it represents because the acid corresponds with the letters
- 23. A ________gene is a gene in a chromosome that is stronger than it's counterpart, making it the one people are more likely to inherit
- 26. _______________is an inherited disorder that dulls or erases certain or all colours in one's vision
- 29. ________are what is used in repairing muscles and bones, as well as producing hormones and enzymes
- 30. ___________is when genes don't communicate to platelets properly, causing blood to have trouble clotting
- 31. Colour blindness is a genetic cross with an _-linked trait
- 32. The 4 _______________are the acids in DNA that make up the information, A pairs with T and G pairs with C
Down
- 1. The likelihood of a child inheriting certain traits from their parents represented by numbers
- 2. A _________gene is a gene in a chromosome that is weaker than it's counterpart, making it the one that people are less likely to inherit
- 3. _________________is an inheretid disorder that kills nerve cells in the brain
- 4. The likelihood of a child inheriting certain traits from their parents represented by letters
- 5. When two genes are different
- 8. When two genes are the same
- 9. An example of an _________recessive trait is attached earlobes, while an _________recessive trait is Huntington's
- 10. _____________is when a sperm cell with 26 chromosomes fuses with an egg that also has 26 chromosomes, creating a single cell with 46 chromosomes
- 12. ____________is when a part of a gene is cut out and replaced with a part from another gene, giving the gene different information
- 16. ___________is when genes are modified to help cure a disease
- 17. _________________is an inherited disease that causes blood cells to warp into the shape of a sickle
- 19. The shape that DNA takes is called a ___________
- 21. The things that make it so that you inherit traits from your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are called _____
- 24. The purpose of ___ is to carry genetic information and gene expression
- 25. When a parent cell produces four different daughter cells
- 27. _______is when a creature is made using the exact genes of another creature, creating a creature that is genetically identical to the first
- 28. A Genetically Modified Organism ___is an organism that has had genetic information injected into it before it was born, causing immense changes