DNA, Mutations & Cells

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Across
  1. 4. the basic building block of DNA and RNA, consisting of a sugar molecule, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen-containing base
  2. 5. change in a gene or chromosome
  3. 6. breaks down food molecules
  4. 8. helps with cell division
  5. 9. build proteins
  6. 12. stores water, nutrients and waste
  7. 13. characteristic of an organism
  8. 16. controls chlorophyll to help the plant trap sunlight to make food
  9. 19. brain of the cell
  10. 20. the carrier of all genetic material
Down
  1. 1. transports proteins
  2. 2. long DNA strand
  3. 3. reticulum carry materials within the cell
  4. 7. instructions for a specific protein or segment of DNA
  5. 10. controls the movement of material in and out of the cell
  6. 11. powerhouse of the cell
  7. 14. form of a gene
  8. 15. jelly like material that contains organelles
  9. 17. surrounds the cell and gives it shape
  10. 18. acts as a messenger for instructions from DNA to the proteins