Genetics Exam 1 Prep. Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The copying of DNA into mRNA
  2. 6. Phase of mitosis where sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles
  3. 7. Stage of prophase I where chromosomes are zipped together
  4. 9. Phase of mitosis where chromosomes align in the center of the cell
  5. 12. Term referring to "how it looks"
  6. 14. Stage of prophase I where crossing over first occurs
  7. 16. Stage of prophase I involving homology search
  8. 17. "Hereditary unit that affects one or more traits" is the _____ definition of a gene
  9. 18. "Segment of DNA that encodes a functional product" is the _____ definition of a gene
  10. 19. Stage of prophase I where spindles form
  11. 21. Phase containing G1, S, and G2
  12. 22. Guanine and adenine
Down
  1. 2. Sequence of three nucleotides in nucleic acid that encodes a specific amino acid
  2. 3. The reading of mRNA resulting in polypeptides and ultimately proteins, occurs on ribosomes
  3. 4. Cytosine, thymine, and uracil
  4. 5. Term referring to "how it works"
  5. 8. Sum of all genetic information found in chromosomes
  6. 10. First phase of mitosis where nuclear envelope is gone
  7. 11. Phase of mitosis where cleavage furrow begins forming
  8. 13. Term referring to "what it does"
  9. 14. Phase of mitosis where centrosomes begin producing spindles
  10. 15. Cytoplasmic division
  11. 20. Stage of prophase I where the synaptonemal complex is disassembled