Across
- 4. the process in which two parents pass on their genes to create offspring
- 7. a specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecule
- 9. having gene versions that are different
- 10. a random change to a gene that sometimes results in a new trait
- 11. a characteristic that all members of a species have
- 12. any difference in traits between individual organisms
Down
- 1. an instruction for making a protein molecule
- 2. having gene versions that are the same
- 3. a specific characteristic of an individual organism
- 5. to receive genes from a parent
- 6. a type of large molecule that performs important functions inside organisms
- 8. the way something is shaped or constructed
- 11. how something works
