DNA Structure and Function

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Across
  1. 3. DNA pulls apart to make a copy of itself
  2. 6. a polymer composed of amino acids
  3. 9. a change in the linear sequence of DNA
  4. 10. process where amino acids are linked based on the mRNA codon
  5. 12. when a gene produces a particular trait
  6. 14. RNA that copies the DNA in the nucleus
  7. 15. the linear order of nucleotide subunits
  8. 16. RNA that reads the codon and places the correct amino acid
  9. 17. X-shaped structures made of tightly coiled DNA
  10. 19. nitrogenous bases that are monomers of DNA and RNA
  11. 20. segment of DNA that codes for specific proteins
Down
  1. 1. there are four of these with nitrogen (A-T, C-G)
  2. 2. DNA wraps around these proteins to support chromosome shape
  3. 4. process where the mRNA copies the DNA in the nucleus
  4. 5. segments of RNA that are cut out before translation
  5. 7. organelle where amino acids get assembled into a protein
  6. 8. single stranded nucleic acid with U instead of T
  7. 11. term meaning "to make"
  8. 13. chemical changes in DNA that alter gene expression
  9. 17. three bases on mRNA that code for amino acids
  10. 18. segments of RNA that are translated into proteins