Across
- 5. having the same relation, relative position, or structure.
- 9. the fundamental and distinctive characteristics or qualities of someone or something
- 11. Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living things
- 13. a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
- 15. the relationship between two versions of a gene
- 16. relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent.
- 17. an organism or microorganism whose genetic material has been altered by means of genetic engineering
- 19. the joining of an egg cell and sperm cell to form the first stage of embryo
Down
- 1. fertilized egg cell that results from the union of a female gamete (egg or ouum) with a male gamete (sperm)
- 2. synthesis the process in which cells make proteins
- 3. large biomolecules and macromoleclules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues
- 4. any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells
- 6. squares a tool that helps to show all possible allelic combinations of gametes in a cross of parents with known genotyes combinations of gametes in a cross or parents with known genotypes
- 7. the quality of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes
- 8. the product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents
- 10. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring
- 12. one of two or more versions of a gene
- 14. a cell or organism that has paired chromosomes, one from each parent
- 17. the genetic constitution of an individual organism
- 18. engineering the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.