Modern Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. genetic disorder in which a person's blood clots very slowly or not at all
  2. 4. person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele
  3. 5. chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of the family have a particular trait
  4. 6. all the DNA in one cell of an organism
  5. 7. picture of all the chromosomes in a cell
  6. 10. crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics
  7. 12. process where genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism
  8. 13. a person's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21
  9. 14. inserting copies of genes directly into a persons cell
  10. 15. selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation
  11. 16. an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced
  12. 17. carry genes that determine whether a person is male or female
  13. 18. a genetic disorder in which the body produces abnormally thick mucus in the lungs and instestines
Down
  1. 1. crossing two genetically different individuals
  2. 2. the goal has been to identify the DNA Sequence of every gene in the human genome
  3. 3. abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes
  4. 8. genes that are carried on the x and y chromosomes
  5. 9. three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait.
  6. 11. genetic disorder that affects hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells