3RD QUARTER CROSSWORD PUZZLE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

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Across
  1. 1. Heat-stable enzyme used in PCR.
  2. 4. Biochemist who developed the polymerase chain reaction.
  3. 5. Organisms with altered DNA, often abbreviated GMO.
  4. 8. Organism with a nucleus used for gene expression.
  5. 10. One of two complementary chains that make up a double helix.
  6. 15. Building blocks of DNA and RNA made of sugar and phosphate and base.
  7. 16. Process of joining two DNA fragments together with an enzyme.
  8. 18. Lab technique used to rapidly copy small segments of DNA.
  9. 19. Step in PCR where primers bind to complementary DNA strands.
  10. 20. Method of combining DNA from different sources to create new sequences.
Down
  1. 2. Jelly-like matrix used in electrophoresis to separate nucleic acids.
  2. 3. Enzyme that cuts DNA at specific nucleotide sequences.
  3. 6. Molecule that carries genetic information.
  4. 7. Technique to separate DNA fragments by size using an electric field.
  5. 9. Machine that controls temperature changes for PCR reactions.
  6. 11. Organisms with DNA from a different species inserted into their genome.
  7. 12. Field of science that alters an organism’s DNA to modify traits.
  8. 13. Single-celled organism used to replicate recombinant DNA.
  9. 14. Deliberate alteration of an organism’s genetic material.
  10. 17. Process of making multiple identical copies of a specific gene.