Riddle me this
I spend most of my time packed away in the nucleus. In humans, I’m usually organized into 23 pairs, and I carry many genes at once. What am I?
Chromosomes
I’m like the main office of a school. Important instructions are kept with me, and I help control what happens throughout the cell. What am I?
Nucleus
Investigators find a strand at the crime scene. After examining it, they notice a genetically influenced characteristic that can appear straight, wavy, or curly. What characteristic are they examining?
Hair type
ACDORXYIBEOUSCIC NIDAC
Can you please put me back together
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
I’m a group of four letters that make up the genetic code. Two of us always match with the other two in specific pairs. Name all four letters.
A, T, G, C
I can begin with something as small as one changed base, but depending on where I happen, I might do nothing, change a protein, or affect a trait. What am I?
Mutation
Think of me like security at the front door. I surround the cell and control what is allowed to enter and leave. What am I?
Cell membrane
A witness remembers the suspect had small spots of pigmentation scattered across their face. Genetics can influence whether someone develops these. What trait did the witness notice?
Freckles
BODUEL XHIEL
I'm broken, repair me.
Double Helix
Eye color, hair texture, and dimples are all examples of me. I can be influenced by genetic information passed from parents to offspring.
Trait
I’m what you can observe & but I can APPEAR because of the genetic information you inherited.
Trait
Your phone needs a battery for energy, and a cell needs me for a similar reason. I help produce the usable energy needed to keep the cell running. My nickname is the "Powerhouse" who am I?
Mitochondria
The suspect’s face can’t be seen, but investigators estimate a characteristic influenced by both genetics and environment. The suspect appears to be approximately 6’2”. What characteristic are they using?
Height
YHROGEND OBNDS
Put me back in order.
Hydrogen Bonds
Genetics can influence whether I’m oily, dry, or somewhere in between. I describe a characteristic of your body’s largest organ.
Skin Type
I start with a D, I’m built from repeating units, and I carry the instructions your cells use to function and make proteins. What am I?
DNA
Think of me like a pump that never gets to clock out I keep blood moving throughout your entire body. Who am I?
Heart
A witness never saw the suspect’s entire face, but clearly remembers that the suspect had green eyes. What genetically influenced characteristic are investigators recording?
Eye Color
NDEANIE
My best friend Thymine couldn't repair me but I'm pretty sure you can.
Adenine
I'm another word that starts with "P" but I'm not phosphate.
Protein
I rhyme with green, I’m a section of DNA, and I carry instructions that can influence traits.”
Gene
I bring oxygen into your body and help get rid of carbon dioxide. You have two of me. Who am I
Oxygen
A witness remembers that when the suspect smiled, small indentations appeared in their cheeks. What genetically influenced characteristic did they notice?
Dimples
HOPSPTAHE
Why am I out of place can you fix me?
Phosphate
Just like your body has a structure that helps support and hold everything together, DNA has a similar supporting structure made of sugar and phosphate. What is it called?
Back Bone