Heredity and Genetics

123456789
Across
  1. 3. Molecules that are made up of amino acids which are determined by genes.
  2. 6. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
  3. 7. Molecules that combine to form proteins.
  4. 9. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
Down
  1. 1. a process that uses laboratory-based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism.
  2. 2. having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.
  3. 4. the production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information of two individuals of different sexes.
  4. 5. a square diagram used to predict the genotypes of a particular offspring.
  5. 6. having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes.
  6. 8. the process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to child.