Biology
Across
- 2. The sequence of DNA in between exons that is initially copied into RNA
- 4. the process by which an organism acquires exogenous DNA
- 7. a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group
- 9. a sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA
- 10. heritable condition of possessing more than two complete sets of chromosomes
- 11. a compound that occurs in guano and fish scales, and is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
- 13. any of a group of basic proteins found in chromatin
- 14. A bacteriophage, also known informally as a phage, is a duplodnaviria virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea
- 17. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
- 18. the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations
- 19. membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains the chromosomes
- 20. a simple sugar and carbohydrate with molecular formula
Down
- 1. process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA
- 3. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
- 5. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
- 6. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule
- 8. a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids. It is paired with guanine in double-stranded DNA
- 12. one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid RNA
- 15. sequence of DNA to which proteins bind to initiate transcription of a single RNA
- 16. he material of which the chromosomes of organisms