Gene Crossword

A unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation.
An organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced.
Genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism
Crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics
Breeders cross genetically different individuals.
Inserting copies of a gene directly into a person's cells
All the DNA in one cell of an organism.
Molecule composed of two chains that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known organisms and many viruses.
Copies the code message from the DNA in the nucleus,and carries the message to the ribosome in the cytoplasm
Carries amino acids to the ribosome and adds them to the growing protein.
Only females can be this, A person who has one recessive allele for a trait and one dominant allele for the same trait.
Three or more forms of a gene that code for a single trait
Alleles passed from parents to child on a sex chromosome
A chromosome involved with determining the sex of an organism, typically one of two kinds.
a genetic problem caused by one or more abnormalities formed in the genome.
A chart that tracks which member of a family have a particular trait
Have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.
Relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents
The process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to from sex cells.
A particular gene that has identical alleles on both homologous chromosomes.
An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.
A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross.
An animal bred from parents of the same breed or variety.
The offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties
The genetic constitution of an individual organism.
The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
A change that occurs in our DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when the DNA is copied or as the result of environmental factors such as UV light and cigarette smoke.