C3L1 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 10 clues. Answers range from 3 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Offspring results from the combination of genetic material from an egg and sperm cell
Fusing together of an egg and sperm cell
The cell that results from fertilization
Produces egg and sperm cells; Occurs only in eukaryotes; Ensures that offspring have the correct number of chromosomes; Each species has a certain number of chromosomes; new changes always an even number
Reduces the number of chromosomes by 1/2; undergoes 2 divisions; result is 4 cells with 1/2 the number of chromosomes
Paired chromosomes- one from mother and one from father
When the egg and sperm cells have 1/2 the normal number of chromosomes
When the egg is fertilized by a sperm, the number of chromosomes is normal again
Always in the male's body (has different DNA); has 1/2 the normal number of chromosomes; when the egg is fertilized by the _________ the number of chromosomes is normal again
Always in the female body; _________ and sperm cells haave 1/2 the normal number of chromosomes; when the _____ is fertilized by a sperm, the number of chromosomes is normal again