Natural Selection Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an inherited trait that helps a species survive in its environment
  2. 5. process of making mRNA from DNA
  3. 7. a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
  4. 9. an organism's genetic material
  5. 12. selection and breeding of organisms with desired traits
  6. 15. slight differences in inherited traits of individual members of a species
Down
  1. 1. a permanent changes in the sequence of DNA
  2. 2. an adaptation that enables a species to blend in with its environment
  3. 4. process of making a protein from RNA
  4. 6. the process by which individuals with variations that help them survive in their environment better
  5. 8. engineering experimenting with changing genes in organisms
  6. 10. a segment of DNA on a chromosome
  7. 11. process of copying DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule
  8. 13. a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins
  9. 14. resemblance of one species to another