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Genetics word search with biology terms including DNA, chromosome, mitosis, and phenotype.
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This 37-word genetics word search covers key concepts for Grades 9–12 biology. Hidden words span cell structures (mitochondrion, ribosome, nucleus), inheritance patterns (dominant, recessive, genotype), reproduction (ovulation, meiosis, fetus), and molecular biology (DNA, gene, mutation). Use it as a unit review, a study guide before an assessment, or a sub-plan activity for genetics or advanced biology courses.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated April 2026

Word List

  • OVA
  • SPERM
  • ZYGOTE
  • GENE
  • CHROMOSOME
  • GAMETE
  • DOMINANT
  • RECESSIVE
  • CELL
  • PROTOPLASM
  • NUCLEUS
  • CELLMEMBRANE
  • NUCLEARMEMBRANE
  • LIPID
  • MITOCHONDRION
  • RIBOSOME
  • ENDOPLASMICRETICULUM
  • MITOSIS
  • MEIOSIS
  • DNA
  • HOMOZYGOUS
  • HETEROZYGOUS
  • INCOMPLETEDOMINANCE
  • GENOTYPE
  • PHENOTYPE
  • SEXLINKED
  • MUTATION
  • HERITABILITY
  • TESTOSTERONE
  • ESTROGEN
  • ESTRUS
  • PROGESTERONE
  • OVULATION
  • FETUS
  • GESTATION
  • INBREEDING
  • SEMEN

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