DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Crossword
Across
- 2. This type of RNA is the DNA code transcripted
- 3. The process of decoding mRNA to create an amino acid sequence and therefore a protein
- 6. Deletion and insertion are examples of these mutations
- 7. The swapping of a nitrogen base to a DNA sequence is this type of mutation
- 9. This enzyme adds new nucleotides to the original DNA strand during replication
- 10. These are attached to a tRNA molecule so that they can match up with the codon
- 14. These bonds hold the bases together in DN
- 16. The part of a cell where DNA is stored
- 21. DNA --> RNA --> Proteins
- 22. The organelle also known as the protein factory of a cell
- 23. This type of RNA brings amino acids to make proteins
- 25. This term refers to the strands of DNA running alongside each other but in opposite directions
- 27. This term refers to one original strand of DNA being kept and a new one being made in DNA replication
- 30. group The three parts of a nucleotide are a nitrogen base, sugar, and ________.
- 31. The sugar that is in DNA
- 32. Pairs with adenine in DNA
Down
- 1. The process of creating mRNA from a DNA sequence
- 4. Pairs with thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA
- 5. The monomer of proteins
- 8. AUG
- 11. This enzyme unzips DNA during replication
- 12. The monomer of a nucleic acid
- 13. A change in a DNA sequence
- 15. This type of RNA makes up ribosomes
- 17. Always pairs with guanine
- 18. A sequence of 3 nitrogen bases that code for an amino acid
- 19. Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine are all examples of...
- 20. The sugar found in RNA
- 24. Always pairs with cytosine
- 26. A chain of amino acids
- 28. These bonds hold the phosphate-sugar backbone together in DNA
- 29. This nitrogenous base replaces thymine in RNA