ACROSS
3. having two of each type of chromosome characteristic of the species (2n).
4. type of protein that structurally organizes eukaryotic chromosomes.
6. order of nucleotides in a strand of DNA.
8. process by which cells become specialized during development;
10. image of an individual’s set of chromosomes arranged by size, length,
11. and centromere location.
13. a chromosome that is the same in males and females.• Centromere of a duplicated eukaryotic chromosome, constricted region where sister chromatids attach to each other.
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DOWN
1. a structure that consists of DNA and associated proteins; carries
2. permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.
5. virus that infects bacteria.
7. or all of a cell’s genetic information.
9. a length of DNA wound twice around a spool of histone proteins.
12. short, single strand of DNA that base pairs with a targeted DNA
14. as different cells in an embryo begin to use different subsets of their DNA.