Biology: DNA and Genetics

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Across
  1. 2. RiboNucleic acid.
  2. 6. mRNA is attached to ribosomes and a protein is made.
  3. 8. mRNA is synthesized from template DNA.
  4. 11. Mutation A mutation only affecting one or a few nucleotides.
  5. 12. Dogma DNA codes for RNA, which guides the synthesis of proteins.
  6. 13. RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to direct protein synthesis.
  7. 14. Mutation A genetic mutation caused by deletions of a number of nucleotides
  8. 15. Three-base coding sequence.
  9. 16. RNA that transports amino acids to ribosomes.
  10. 17. Helix Twisted ladder shape of DNA.
Down
  1. 1. rules Adenine with Thymine, Cytosine with Guanine.
  2. 3. A subunit of nucleic acid made of a simple sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base.
  3. 4. Triple-base code in DNA or RNA.
  4. 5. RNA that associates with proteins to form ribosomes.
  5. 7. Polymerase The enzyme responsible for the second step of DNA replication.
  6. 9. When DNA makes a copy of itself.
  7. 10. Codon Three codons that are not specific for an amino acid.
  8. 13. Permanent changes in a cells' DNA.