Genetic terminology

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E N O R D U S B D J G E J J S A E Q
R M B E M F P V T Q P Y V U F P C P
E O W C I M C W G Y C C O O Y H E H
M P C E C C L D T L G G V T O K L F
O H L S D C N O N B Y W O S I S S K
R B R S Q G N K G Z C N U C X D S O
T E K I J E V P O C E O D H S I D D
N O S V G E Q R T H G O F R P T S I
E F Q E N M E M P Y M R K O F A F B
C W T C P T C P Z I C E L M H M E C
Y E R Q E F K O N U N S E O B O C X
G C K H C N M A N B T U Q S T R P Y
H E K X K O N N J F D E X O Q H K M
C I P M H T J D C U E G F M N C O S
O R D R V E T M J H E J T E S G J S
J O H A P L O I D M S G J S I I P N
V U C A S W W C M S X R R Q G T R G
D F N W A O C Y W P X F V K B D N O

Clues

  • A cell with half the number of chromosomes (7)
  • An allele that determines the characteristics in the organism (8)
  • An allele that doesn't usually affect the phenotype of an organism (9)
  • An organism with two different alleles for a particular gene (12)
  • The area at the centre of a chromosome where the arms meet (10)
  • The description of the genes you have (8)
  • The description of your physical attributes (9)
  • The name for an organism with two alleles the same for a particular gene (10)
  • The separate arms of chromosomes (10)
  • X shaped, made of long coils of DNA (11)

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