Download Set 4 - The Science Spot

T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/
Use the clues to figure out these genetic terms.
1. 3 letters – I am the code of life.
2. 8 letters – I am the actual gene makeup of a trait.
3. 6 letters – I have a genotype made up of a dominant
trait and a recessive trait.
4. 10 letters – I am a rod-shaped structure found in the
nucleus of a cell.
5. 8 letters – I occur whenever there is a change in a
gene or chromosome.
The answers are ...
1. 3 letters – I am the code of life.
DNA
2. 8 letters – I am the actual gene makeup of a trait.
GENOTYPE
3. 6 letters – I have a genotype made up of a dominant
trait and a recessive trait.
HYBRID
4. 10 letters – I am a rod-shaped structure found in the
nucleus of a cell.
CHROMOSOME
5. 8 letters – I occur whenever there is a change in a
gene or chromosome.
MUTATION