Genetics

3. condition a condition a child develops that the parents do not have
5. the splitting of a chromosome to make 2 cells, replicating before splitting
6. condition a condition a child inherits that the parent has too
9. the action of fertilising an egg in a female
11. the gametes in females
12. a biologist that studies genetics
13. splitting twice, the second time not replicating, so that it is a half that meets another half and becomes a whole cell again to make a child
14. the different types of characteristics one possesses from a gene
15. the gametes in males

1. a thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
2. cells that carry genetic information
4. results from a mistake made in the genetic structure
7. a minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells
8. the sperm and eggs
10. the act of inheriting something