Genetic Terms

Find the following words in the word search below and match up the key words with their definitions.

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

allele gene heterozygous phenotype

dominant genotype homozygous recessive

allele This describes an organism’s characteristics.

genotype Different versions of the same gene.

phenotype The two alleles for a characteristic are the same.

homozygous These are different versions of the same gene.

heterozygous This describes an organism’s genes.

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Find the following words in the word search below and match up the key words with their definitions.

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

allele gene heterozygous phenotype

dominant genotype homozygous recessive

allele This describes an organism’s characteristics.

genotype Different versions of the same gene.

phenotype The two alleles for a characteristic are the same.

homozygous These are different versions of the same gene.

heterozygous This describes an organism’s genes.

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