Science Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. The process by which traits are passed down from parents to their offspring.
  2. 3. The basic building blocks (units) that make up the DNA molecule. Each one contains a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base.
  3. 5. The base pair starting with the letter
  4. 8. The base pair starting with the letter G
  5. 12. The base pair starting with the letter A
  6. 13. Complex molecules made from the instructions of genes that perform many functions in the body, helping to express traits, build structures, and run the cell.
Down
  1. 1. An organized structure of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of a cell; each one contains many genes.
  2. 4. The molecule that carries the genetic information and codes for all the traits in nearly every cell of an organism.
  3. 6. A characteristic or feature of an organism, such as eye color, height, or pattern.
  4. 7. The specific twisted-ladder shape
  5. 9. The base pair starting with the letter T
  6. 10. A segment (piece) of DNA that contains the instructions (code) for making a specific protein.
  7. 11. One of the four chemical parts of a DNA nucleotide: Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), and Guanine (G). The sequence of these creates the genetic code.