AP Biology Chapter 16 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. transcription factor binding sites within the promoter that regulate the transcription of a gene adjacent to it (3 words)
  2. 7. series of adenine nucleotides that are attached to the 3' end of mRNA to protect from degradation (2 words)
  3. 8. series of genes necessary to synthesize tryptophan in prokaryotic cells (2 words)
  4. 10. transcription factor binding site found outside the promoter that influences transcription of a gene (2 words)
  5. 14. protein that binds first to mRNA to start translation (3 words)
  6. 16. can be activated/repressed depending on cellular needs and the surrounding environment (2 words)
  7. 17. protein that binds to prokaryotic operators to increase transcription (1 word)
  8. 18. amino acid that can be synthesized by prokaryotic cells (1 word)
  9. 19. molecule that is attached to the 5' end of mRNA to prevent the end from degradation (1 word)
  10. 20. region of DNA outside of the promoter that binds activators/repressors that control gene expression in prokaryotic cells (1 word)
  11. 21. segment of DNA that influences the transcription of a specific gene (1 word)
  12. 23. RNA molecules that bind to RNA to degrade them (1 word)
  13. 25. protein that binds to operator of prokaryotic genes to stop transcription (1 word)
  14. 26. ribosomal subunit that binds to RNA to translate into protein (4 words)
  15. 27. heritable changes that do not involve changes in the DNA sequence (1 word)
  16. 28. enzyme that chops the pre-mRNA into the mature mRNA form (1 word)
  17. 30. control of gene expression after RNA molecule has been transcribed (1 word)
  18. 31. protein that complexes with cAMP to bind to the promoter sequences of operons that control sugar processing when glucose is gone (3 words)
  19. 32. molecule that provides energy by binding to eIF-2 and is needed for translation (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. processes that control the on/off switches of a gene (2 words)
  2. 2. prokaryotic cells that encodes genes required for processing and taking in of lactose (2 words)
  3. 3. sequence of DNA to which transcription factor binds (4 words)
  4. 4. protein that prevents transcription (2 words)
  5. 6. larger ribosomal subunit that binds to the RNA to translate into protein (4 words)
  6. 9. protein that binds to DNA at promoter/enhancer region and influences transcription of a gene (2 words)
  7. 11. epigenetic modification that leads to gene slicing (2 words)
  8. 12. control of gene expression after protein creation (1 word)
  9. 13. molecule that is left after the energy is used to start translation (2 words)
  10. 15. epigenetic modification that leads to gene slicing (2 words)
  11. 22. protein that increases transcription (2 words)
  12. 24. collection of genes in a pathway that are transcribed together as a single mRNA unit in prokaryotic cells (1 word)
  13. 29. organelle that degrades proteins (1 word)