Across
- 1. A protein that acts as a checkpoint in cells. It will stop the cell cycle or kill a cell if it detects a problem with DNA.
- 2. The study of DNA
- 4. Blood Cancer
- 6. Another word for “occurance.” How frequently something happens.
- 7. The “organs” of a cell. They are specialized structures that carry out many functions.
- 8. Complex molecules that do most of the work in our cells, and make up all nearly all of the structures in our bodies.
Down
- 1. A type of cancer only males get. The prostate is a gland in the reproductive system.
- 3. A very long molecule that instructs cells on what to do. It is passed down from parent to child, and is unique to each individual (except identical twins)
- 4. The cancer that causes the most deaths
- 5. Division The process cells go through to reproduce. Cells divide so organisms to grow and heal.