Across
- 3. where all individuals have the same genetic information for a characteristic generation after generation
- 9. the type of cell division that produces gametes with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
- 11. the process of making copies of DNA
- 13. an agent that causes a mutation
- 15. the cell formed by fusion of two gametes
- 17. sperm and egg cells
- 20. DNA
- 22. having two identical alleles on homologous chromosomes
- 24. the number of chromosomes in body cells
- 25. a thread like structure in the nucleus, made up of DNA and proteins
- 26. made up of one deoxyribose sugar, one phosphate group and one base
- 27. a diagram used to show patterns of inheritance over generations
- 28. forms a complementary base pair with thymine
- 29. the type of cell division that produces two daughter cells identical to the parent cell
Down
- 1. it complementary base pair is guanine
- 2. genetic information carried by an individual
- 4. the number of chromosomes in gametes
- 5. the study if inherited characteristics called traits
- 6. inherited characteristics
- 7. GMO
- 8. different forms of the same gene located at the same point of homologous chromosomes
- 10. the complete set of DNA including all the genes of a cell, individual or species
- 12. a ring of DNA found in bacteria
- 14. a disease-causing organism
- 16. a section of DNA that carries a genetic code for a particular characteristic
- 18. the point on a chromosome where the two chromatids are joined together
- 19. a mutagen that can lead to cancer
- 21. a shape like a twisted ladder
- 23. having two different alleles on homologous chromosomes
- 27. an observable characteristic of the individual