Barbara McClintock Word Search
A free Barbara McClintock word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: GENETICS, MAIZE, CORN, CHROMOSOME, CYTOLOGY, TRANSPOSON, MOSAIC, KERNEL, CROSSING, NOBEL, DISCOVERY, RESEARCH.
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Barbara McClintock word list, defined
- GENETICS /dʒəˈnɛtɪks/ · noun
- The branch of biology that studies genes, heredity, and genetic variation in organisms. In broader usage, genetics can refer to a person’s or population’s inherited genetic makeup. Related: heredity, inheritance.
- MAIZE /meɪz/ · noun
- Maize is a cereal plant cultivated for its edible grain, also called corn. The word commonly denotes the grain itself, as well as the plant and its ears when used in agricultural contexts. Related: corn, mealies.
- CORN /kɔːrn/ (US); /kɔːn/ (UK) · noun
- The edible seed or grain of a cereal plant, especially in American English the principal grain crop maize (Zea mays), and more broadly the chief cereal crop of a region. Related: grain, maize, cereal, seed.
- CHROMOSOME /ˈkrəʊməsəʊm/ (UK); /ˈkroʊməsoʊm/ (US) · noun
- A thread-like structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
- CYTOLOGY /saɪˈtɒlədʒi/ (UK), /saɪˈtɑːlədʒi/ (US) · noun
- The branch of biology or medicine concerned with the structure, function, and chemistry of cells, especially the microscopic examination of individual cells to diagnose disease. Related: cell biology, cytomorphology, histology.
- TRANSPOSON /trænsˈpoʊzən/ (US); /trænsˈpəʊzən/ (British) · noun
- A transposon is a mobile DNA sequence that can move to a new location within a genome, thereby altering genetic material. Transposons occur in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. Related: transposable element, mobile genetic element, jumping gene.
- MOSAIC /məˈzaɪək/ (British); /məˈzaɪɑːk/ (US) · noun, adjective, verb
- A mosaic is a design made by fitting together small pieces of material, such as coloured tiles, stone, or glass. By extension, it refers to something composed of many diverse elements whose arrangement creates a larger whole. Related: tessellation, collage, patchwork, medley.
- KERNEL /ˈkɜːrnəl/ · noun
- The edible seed or inner portion of a fruit or nut, especially the seed enclosed by a hard shell. By extension, the word can mean the central or essential part of something, or the core component of a computer operating system. Related: seed, core, essence, center.
- CROSSING /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ (UK), /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/ (US) · noun
- A crossing is a place where people, roads, railways, or routes intersect or where a river or other barrier can be traversed; it also refers to the act of going across such a place. Related: junction, intersection, ford, crossroads.
- DISCOVERY /dɪˈskʌvəri/ · noun
- The act or process of finding or learning about something for the first time, whether through search, investigation, or chance. Also, the thing itself that has been found — a person, place, object, or fact newly brought to light. Related: finding, detection, revelation, breakthrough.
- RESEARCH /rɪˈsɜːrtʃ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, research means the systematic investigation of a subject or question. As a verb, it means to investigate a subject thoroughly or gather information about it. Related: study, investigation, inquiry, exploration.
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