Unit 2 Genetics and Heredity

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Across
  1. 2. Different forms of one gene
  2. 5. The process in which cells make proteins
  3. 7. Fertilized egg cell that results from the union of a female gamete (egg, or ovum) with a male gamete (sperm)
  4. 9. The process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA
  5. 11. Reproductive cell of an animal or plant
  6. 12. Sexual reproduction
  7. 13. Molecule made up of amino acids,needed for the body to function correctly
  8. 18. Mistakes in a DNA sequence
  9. 19. The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
  10. 20. A structure found inside the nucleus of the cell, made of protein and DNA
Down
  1. 1. The product of the reproductive processes of a person,animal,or plant
  2. 3. Only expressed when no dominant genes are present
  3. 4. The observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes
  4. 6. The genetic makeup of an organism
  5. 8. Asexual reproduction
  6. 10. Process of translating mRNA into amino acids
  7. 14. Always expressed when present
  8. 15. The presence of two different alleles
  9. 16. Biocatalyst that speeds up digestion and metabolism
  10. 17. The Presence of two identical alleles