Across
- 6. An image showing the full set of chromosomes of a particular species
- 8. The state of having only one set of chromosomes (e.g. in gametes)
- 9. Proteins that help organise the DNA and make it more compact
- 12. Links two chromatids of a chromosome together after DNA replication and during cell division
Down
- 1. The state of having two sets of chromosomes
- 2. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
- 3. The full set of chromosomes of a particular species
- 4. This nitrogenous base is present in RNA only
- 5. The position of a particular gene on a chromosome
- 7. An alternative form of a gene
- 10. ------ chromatid- one of the two DNA molecules making up a chromosome after it has replicated which are identical copies of each other
- 11. A section of a chromosome that codes for a particular protein