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1. The study of DNA
5. The unit of a DNA molecule that is identified
during sequencing
6. Recent humans and their closely related ancestors
9. An effort to sequence the human genome (3 words)
10. Hominins that lived alongside humans in the
Middle East and Europe
14. A word describing twins that have the same DNA
16. A group of hominins that is distinct from humans
and Neanderthals
17. The sequencing of individual people’s DNA
18. A physical characteristic
19. Genetic material found in deceased organisms
1. An Austrian monk who learned about gene
inheritance using pea plants
2. The transfer of genes from parent to offspring
3. A word describing a population of individuals that
come from two different ancestral populations
4. The observable attributes of an organism
7. To move from one area to another
8. The scientist that invented the first DNA
sequencing method
11. Determining the order of nucleic acids in DNA
12. All the DNA in an organism’s cell
13. One’s family descent, background, or origin
15. The functional unit of DNA
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1. GREGORMENDEL
2. INHERITANCE
3. ADMIXED
4. PHENOTYPE
7. MIGRATE
8. FREDERICKSANGER
11. SEQUENCING
12. GENOME
13. ANCESTRY
15. GENE
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