Genetics Vocabulary Set 3

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Across
  1. 3. cell structure that directs all cell activities; structure contains all DNA; nicknamed the “control center”
  2. 4. a double rod of condensed chromatin contains DNA that carries genetic information
  3. 8. argument behavior that is resulted from a learning and experience resulting from outside factors such as parents, media, peers and religion; a learned behavior; ex. Ducklings following mom in a row, washing hands and wearing mask because of COVID
  4. 9. random change in a gene or chromosome.
  5. 10. a person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele, but does not have the trait; heterozygous, hybrid
  6. 12. a family tree used for genetic analysis
Down
  1. 1. an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced; 1st cloned animal was a sheep named Dolly
  2. 2. Square a diagram you can use to show how likely each outcome of a breeding experiment
  3. 5. vs nurture the debate about how genes and the environment affect traits
  4. 6. the chance that a particular outcome will happen; ex. unlikely, certain
  5. 7. the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring; Deoxyribonucleic acid
  6. 8. argument behavior determined by our inherited, genetic structure; innate behavior; “you already know what to do”; ex. Duck turning over eggs and sitting on nest
  7. 11. copies of the gene for each characteristic