Sickle Cell Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A condition where the body lacks enough healthy red blood cells
  2. 8. An individual with one sickle cell allele who does not show symptoms
  3. 10. The oxygen-carrying protein found inside red blood cells
  4. 12. A genetic disease caused by misshapen red blood cells
  5. 15. A change in a single nucleotide base pair in the DNA sequence
  6. 16. The building blocks that link together to form proteins
  7. 17. A gas carried by red blood cells and delivered to body tissues
  8. 18. The molecule that carries genetic instructions in all living things
  9. 20. A permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene
Down
  1. 1. The passing of genetic information from parents to offspring
  2. 3. The body system responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
  3. 4. The smallest type of blood vessel in the body
  4. 5. The process of reading RNA to build a protein
  5. 6. A segment of DNA that contains instructions for making a protein
  6. 7. A version of a gene inherited from a parent
  7. 9. A structure in the cell nucleus made of coiled DNA
  8. 11. The type of cell division that produces sperm and egg cells
  9. 13. The process of copying DNA into RNA
  10. 14. A molecule built from amino acids that carries out functions in cells
  11. 19. A sequence of three RNA nucleotides that codes for one amino acid