Genetics Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. the alleles that are beat by others are called
  2. 9. one set of chromosomes come from each of our ______ (two words)
  3. 10. we have 23 pairs of _____ in each of our nuclei
  4. 11. for every gene, we have ____ copies
  5. 12. Four bases
  6. 13. a trait we gain from our environment
  7. 15. DNA is made of
  8. 16. twisted ladder
  9. 17. small changes in the ____ of DNA can create differences in traits
Down
  1. 1. every allele codes for a
  2. 2. genetic material, full word
  3. 3. for every physical trait, there is a ____ that codes for it
  4. 5. ____ backbone
  5. 6. DNA codes for this molecule
  6. 7. traits caused by our genes
  7. 8. different forms of genes are called _____
  8. 14. The allele that beats out the others are called