Animal Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. A segment of DNA, occupying a specific place on a chromosome, that is the basic unit of heredity
  2. 4. Large molecules made of amino acids that are essential to the structure and functioning of all living cells.
  3. 6. sugar Comes in two forms, Deoxyribose as found in DNA. Ribose as found in RNA
  4. 8. The basic building block of DNA and RNA. Made up of nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
  5. 10. A nucleic acid containing the genetic information for all living cells
  6. 11. The study of heredity or how traits are passed from parents to offspring
Down
  1. 1. group same among the nucleotides
  2. 3. 5 main bases divided into two categories, Purines, Adenine, Guanine, Pyrimidine's , Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil.
  3. 4. vs Pyrimidines Purines are double-ringed. Pyrimidine's are smaller and only single ringed.
  4. 5. The main function is to store and transmit genetic information and use that information to direct the synthesis of new protein.
  5. 7. One of two or more forms of a gene
  6. 9. Rod shaped structure in the nucleus of a cell consisting of genes