Cell Safari: A Genetics Expedition Crossword Puzzle
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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
