Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. long, continuous piece of DNA that contains many genes
  2. 6. these result from cell division
  3. 7. this nucleotide pairs with guanine
  4. 9. this type of reproduction results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent(s)
  5. 10. any cell that is not a gamete
  6. 11. the characteristic "twisted ladder" shape of a DNA molecule
  7. 12. the nucleotide represented by "A"
  8. 14. a specific region of DNA that codes for a particular protein
  9. 15. cell division that results in two identical daughter cells
Down
  1. 1. the organelle in the cell where proteins are made
  2. 2. all your cells have the same DNA but they read different parts to become specialized during this process
  3. 3. the building blocks of nucleic acids
  4. 5. carries information between DNA and proteins
  5. 8. only one copy of each chromosome
  6. 13. the organelle in the cell where DNA is located