Genetics Crossword

2. DNA is copied to create an identical strand of DNA
8. Large complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body
9. A type of mutation that inserts or deletes one or more nucleotides so the "reading frame" is shifted
11. A random change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA
12. A type of mutation where the nucleotide changes and causes the amino acid to change
13. Basic building blocks of RNA and DNA
14. Number of chromosomes in your body
15. People with albinism lack this in their bodies causing lighter features
17. Last step to creating a protein
19. A section of a chromosome that has instructions for one protein
20. A type of mutation that where the nucleotide changes but the amino acid doesnt

1. Large molecules that have instructions to make your body
3. Affects a single nucleotide
4. An intercellar structure made of both RNA and Protein
5. Molecules that combine to form proteins
6. Chromosomes "read" the mRNA and use the information to build proteins
7. DNA is copied as mRNA which can then travel outside the nucleus
10. 3 nucleotide sequence that codes for amino acid
16. A type of mutation where the nucleotide change creates/destroys a start or stop codon
18. Shape of DNA