Across
- 5. having gene versions that are different
- 7. the parts of the cell that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes
- 9. the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
- 11. when a male and a female reproductive cell combine to create an offspring
Down
- 1. a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
- 2. a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
- 3. any difference in traits between individual organisms
- 4. characteristic that all members of a species have
- 6. having gene versions that are the same
- 8. the way something is shaped or constructed
- 10. a long piece of DNA that contains many genes