Across
- 5. A sequence that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.
- 7. A threadlike structure within a cell's nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next.
- 8. To make less severe, serious, or painful or to actively work against something.
- 9. A specific characteristic that an organism can pass to its offspring through its genes.
- 10. The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
Down
- 1. Principles or standards by which something may be judged or decided. (singular-criterion)
- 2. The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
- 3. The complete set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA.
- 4. To suggest a conclusion by looking at information
- 6. Change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.