Chapter 8 HW

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Across
  1. 3. It serves as a template for protein synthesis during translation.
  2. 4. They control the expression of other genes.
  3. 6. The building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA & RNA).
  4. 8. sugar is found in RNA nucleotides
  5. 9. DNA that does not encode for proteins and was once thought to have no function.
  6. 10. A gene that codes for proteins, such as enzymes and transport proteins.
  7. 12. Regulatory sequences in bacteria that control gene expression.
  8. 13. The process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA template.
  9. 14. The process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA.
Down
  1. 1. sugar is found in DNA nucleotides
  2. 2. The total sum of genetic material (DNA) of a living organism or virus.
  3. 5. It is a component of ribosomes and plays a role in protein synthesis.
  4. 7. DNA wound around histone proteins, located in the nucleus, with a linear appearance.
  5. 11. A group of three nucleotides in mRNA that encodes for an amino acid.
  6. 13. type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome