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6. Word Hunter

Use the clues to help you ﬁ nd the 13 genetics words in the letter grid below. Give each clue a colour and use it to

shade the corresponding answer.

Clues

T T

N N

S S

P P

A A H H

N N

S S

O O O O

S S

I I

Type of cell division for growth.

C C

R R

Y Y

S S

E E

N N

T T

L L

R R A A

U U

E E M M C C

Humans have 46 of these.

E E

H H

U U

E E

N N

L L

S S

Y Y

H H O O

S S

I I

X X

T T

Male sex chromosomes.

L L

E E

R R

S S

I I

M M Z Z

L L

G G

Z Z

T T

S S

D D

T T

The allele that always shows up if present.

The tool used to predict genetic crosses.

E E

I I

H H O O M M O O Z Z

Y Y

G G

O O

U U

S S

A A R R

The different forms of a gene.

L L

R R

D D M M M M T T

Z Z

X X

S S

E E M M M M

S S

I I

BB or bb

L L

E E M M N N M M O O

T T

I I

L L

O O

S S

L L

A A

P P

The allele represented by a lowercase letter.

A A

N N

C C

R R

I I

S S

C C

L L

E E

S S

I I

L L

The base that pairs with thymine in DNA.

S S

I I

N N

E E

O O

S S

U U

O O O O

E E

A A O O

T T

E E

Contains DNA in a cell.

Section of DNA that codes for a speciﬁ c

R R

N N

T T

N N

G G

N N

D D

O O M M

I I

N N

A A

N N

T T

feature.

C C

E E

R R A A

U U

Q Q

S S

T T

E E

N N

U U

P P

Having two different alleles.

H H

D D

E E

R R

U U

R R

E E

C C

E E

S S

I I

V V

E E

Three DNA bases.

R R A A

I I

E E

L L

E E

R R

T T

O O O O

Y Y

U U

G G

H H

7. Lingo Lattice

All of the answers to the questions are in the lattice below, either as a word or picture. Once you have found each

one, there will be one left over, this is the ﬁ nal answer.

Questions

1. What process occurs when we grow or repair after

haploid

diploid

injury?

2. What is the shape of DNA?

3. What is half a set of chromosomes?

4. What is an example of a gamete?

5. Which is homozygous dominant?

allele

6. What is a full set of chromosomes?

7. What is used to show predictions from speciﬁ c genetic

crosses?

8. Which word describes a type of adaptation which involves

how an organism acts?

mitosis

behavioural

9. What describes the different forms of a gene?

10. What is composed of a base, sugar and phosphate?

11. What describes an allele that always shows up if present?

Final Answer

nucleotide

dominant

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