Reproduction and Genetics Review

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Across
  1. 3. A form of asexual reproduction that occurs in prokaryotes (cells that don't have a nucleus).
  2. 5. The passing of genes from parents to offspring.
  3. 6. A section of DNA that provides instructions for specific traits.
  4. 10. You inherit traits through __________________.
  5. 12. These are characteristcs that you develop over your life (sleep cycles and aggression).
  6. 14. The result of both asexual and sexual reproduction (AKA a child).
  7. 15. The study of heredity.
  8. 16. We call DNA a _____________ because it has all the information needed for an organism to grow.
  9. 17. The genetic material in the nucleus of the cell.
Down
  1. 1. These are characterists you get from your parents (including hair color and eye color).
  2. 2. A process that plants can use to reproduce asexually.
  3. 4. The Austrian monk who discovered that there are patterns to inheritance.
  4. 7. Through Mendel's discoveries, we found out that inherited traits are determined by what?
  5. 8. The passsing of traits from parents to offspring.
  6. 9. The offspring is unique and different from each parent in ____________ reproduction.
  7. 11. A parent organism produces one or more new organisms that are IDENTICAL to itself in _____________ reproduction.
  8. 13. If a sea star is cut in half, it can ______________ into two new organisms.