Genetic Terminology

Various words and definitions linked to genetics

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

Clues

  • What are the separate arms of the chromosomes called? (10)
  • What are X shaped, make of long coils of DNA and can be found in the cell nucleus? (11)
  • What is the description of the GENES you have? (8)
  • What is the description of your PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES? (9)
  • What is the name for an allele/gene that does not usually affect the phenotype of the organism? (9)
  • What is the name for an organism with two alleles the same for a particular gene? (10)
  • What is the name for an organism with two different alleles for a particular gene? (12)
  • What is the name for the area at the centre of a chromosome where the arms meet? (10)
  • What is the name that describes a cell with half the full number of chromosomes? (7)
  • What is the name that describes a cell with the full number of chromosomes (46 for humans)? (7)

Comments

Swallowtail

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Genetics has a very large number of terms that have to be learned and this set of cards should help you do that. Download a set, print them off and test your self.

MDarling

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The number of boxes for meiosis are short. It should've been 7 while it's 6. The spelling is meiosis not meosis!!

Husday1

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this helped! Thanks 

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