Y11 Inheritance and Selection

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
r i t a n
Hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
2.
e l e c
A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
3.
r o g o u s
Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
4.
o z y u s
Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
5.
e s
A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain (plural)
6.
l e l
7.
r t
A distinguishing feature of your personal nature
8.
a a c r i i c
A prominent attribute or aspect of something
9.
h r o s o
10.
n c s
Center of an atom or a cell
11.
m o s
Cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
12.
e i o
Understatement for rhetorical effect
13.
b a e r
14.
c d
Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red
15.
c o i
A reproduction of a written record (plural)
16.
c n i n o
Of a function or curve
17.
i i n u o u
18.
e n r m e n
Of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
19.
i r i b i n
The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer