Across
- 1. the carrier of genetic information.
- 4. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
- 5. the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment
- 8. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number
- 12. a thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
- 15. the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material
- 16. a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes
Down
- 2. each of two or more alternative forms of a gene
- 3. the genetic constitution of an individual organism
- 6. dominant or recessive
- 7. is a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross
- 9. containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
- 10. one is dominant and one is recessive
- 11. the action or process of mutating
- 13. having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
- 14. the haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism