Cell Safari: A Genetics Expedition Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chromosme: tiny superhero inside your cell who works like a librarian to keep all the important information about you in order and safe!
• double helix: two close friends holding hands and twirling together, creating a dance of life that tells the wonderful tale of you
• mendel: a wise gardener in the garden of genetics, loved peas
• zygote: a magical seed formed by the union of sperm and egg, that grows into a one-of-a-kind person
• dna: a recipe book inside you, with all the special ingredients for making you, well you!
• allele: a quirky variation of a gene, offering an alternative blueprint for traits
• heredity: a genetic handoff
• replication: the process that gives a copy of the recipe book to every cell (not an exact copy every time)
• gene: a friendly architect, having plans for how you grow and what makes you special
• protein: versatile workers in your body, some build, others repair, and a few delivers messages