Genetics Crossword Puzzle

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Genetics Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • enzyme: a molecule that catalyzes a chemical reaction
  • recessive: the gene that only shows if there are two of them
  • rna: ribonucleic acid
  • genotype: term for the two letters that represent the traits
  • male: xy chromosomes
  • karyotype: an array of all the chromosomes found in and organism
  • dna: deoxyribonucleic acid
  • zygote: the cell that is formed when two gametes are fused
  • phenotype: term for the physical features that came from your genetics
  • nucleus: a structure within the cell that contains genetic material
  • heterozygous: two different alleles of a particular gene
  • gene: a basic unit of heredity
  • chromosomes: a strand of dna wrapped around proteins
  • homozygous: two identical alleles of a particular gene
  • female: xx chromosomes
  • dominant: the gene that over takes more than the other