This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 21 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Known as the "father of genetics" (last name only)
How a trait is expressed.
The two alleles that control how a trait is expressed.
Different forms of a gene
Diagram used to predict possible genotypes.
Diagram used to predict possible phenotypes.
Alleles show _________________ dominance when the offspring's phenotype is a combination of the parents' phenotypes.
When both alleles can be observed in a phenotype.
A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group. Chains of these make up the double helix of DNA.
The process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule.
The process of making mRNA from DNA.
The process of making a protein from RNA.
A change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene.
Type of mutation in which the cytosine-guanine base pair has been replaced by a thymine-adenine pair.
Type of mutation in which three base pairs have been added.
Type of mutation in which three base pairs have been temporarily removed.
Each series of three nitrogen bases on mRNA.
Segments of DNA that are not parts of genes are often called _____________DNA.
Occurs when multiple genes determine the phenotype of a trait.
When the two alleles of a gene are the same, its genotype is _________________.
When the two alleles of a gene are different, its genotype is _________________.