science Crossword

passing on of traits from parents to offspring
pair of genes
special chart that helps us organize the result of a cross between the sex cells of two individuals
observable traits of an organism
long thread of materials found inside the nucleus
traits that mask the presence of the other trait
term used to describe the genotype of an organism containing two alleles that are the same
term used to describe the genotype of an organism that contains two different alleles
sections of chromosomes
alleles that an organism contains for a particular trait
It is the carrier of genetic information
inability to distinguish certain colors
a medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced
a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group
a colorless crystalline compound with basic properties
a distinguishing quality or characteristic
a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
the action of copying or reproducing something
a thing that is inherited
a group of atoms bonded together
a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids
an insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen during the clotting of blood
another colorless crystalline compound with basic properties
a pair of complementary bases in a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart
a molecule or other entity that can donate a proton or accept an electron pair in reactions
a salt or ester of phosphoric acid
carried by a sex chromosome
any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
a person with mental disabilities
an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another
another term for genetic fingerprinting
a person who provides blood for transfusion, semen for insemination, or an organ or tissue for transplantation
a personality type characterized by ambition, high energy, and competitiveness, and thought to be susceptible to stress and heart disease
a personality type characterized as easygoing and thought to have low susceptibility to stress
the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body
the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote
a person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism to others
a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain
the extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case
an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat
another term for blood group
a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms
relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents