Gene-ius at Work

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Across
  1. 3. A usually single-stranded nucleic acid containing ribose and uracil.
  2. 5. The enzyme that unwinds and unzips the DNA double helix during replication.
  3. 7. The study of heredity.
  4. 8. The observable traits produced by expression of the genotype.
  5. 11. Uptake of DNA fragments from the environment by a recipient cell.
  6. 14. A triplet of nucleotides in RNA that specifies an amino acid or stop signal.
  7. 15. The DNA region where RNA polymerase binds to begin transcription.
  8. 18. The process in which information in RNA is used to produce a protein.
  9. 19. The triplet on tRNA that pairs with a complementary codon on mRNA.
Down
  1. 1. The process of copying DNA.
  2. 2. The process in which DNA information is copied into RNA.
  3. 4. Transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage.
  4. 6. The total genetic material of a cell.
  5. 7. The genetic makeup of an organism.
  6. 9. A segment of DNA that contains code for a protein or RNA molecule.
  7. 10. The genetic material of cells; consists of two strands in a double helix.
  8. 12. A set of genes regulated together as a single unit in prokaryotes.
  9. 13. Transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells by direct contact.
  10. 16. A change in the DNA sequence.
  11. 17. Extrachromosomal DNA often found in bacteria.