DNA/RNA Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. an enzyme that untwists the double helix at the replication forks, separating the two parental strands and making them available as template strands
  2. 8. (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA
  3. 9. sugar in DNA
  4. 10. polymerase enzyme involved in DNA replication that joins individual nucleotides to produce a DNA molecule
  5. 11. replication the process of making a copy of DNA
Down
  1. 1. RNA the template for protein synthesis
  2. 2. the act of uniform movement
  3. 4. a colorless crystalline nitrogen-containing organic base
  4. 5. base an organic base that contains nitrogen, such as a purine or pyrimidine; a subunit of a nucleotide in DNA and RNA
  5. 6. monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
  6. 7. group of three bases on a RNA molecule that are complementary to an RNA codon