Genetics Vocab #1

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Across
  1. 4. nitrogen base found only in RNA molecules
  2. 8. the process of new proteins using the code found on DNA
  3. 9. a gene mutation impacting a single nitrogen base and changing an individual amino acid in the resulting protein at the point of mutation
  4. 11. nitrogen bases found in DNA and RNA molecules
  5. 13. a change in an organism’s genes
  6. 14. the building blocks of proteins
  7. 17. codon that tells DNA strand to stop coding for an amino acid (trait)
  8. 20. the type of RNA which ribosomes are made of
  9. 21. the genes that an individual carries in their DNA, whether they are expressed physically or not
  10. 22. the bonds formed between amino acids to make a protein
  11. 27. the creation of amino acids from mRNA code
  12. 29. a mutation impacting an organism's individual nitrogen bases in their DNA
  13. 30. RNA fragments at the ribosomes that carry amino acids to the mRNA to begin creating proteins during translation
  14. 31. a small structure of a RNA or DNA nucleotide, either Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Thymine, or Uracil
Down
  1. 1. the building block of a DNA or RNA molecule, made of a phosphate, a sugar molecule (such as ribose or dioxiribose), and a nitrogen base
  2. 2. the creation of mRNA from DNA
  3. 3. a gene mutation impacting the way all nitrogen bases are read after the point of mutation, changing all the amino acids after the point of mutation
  4. 5. the physically expressed traits of an individual
  5. 6. nitrogen base found only in DNA molecules
  6. 7. a collection of amino acids which acts as enzymes or building blocks of the body
  7. 10. any agent which causes mutation of DNA
  8. 12. codon that tells DNA strand to begin coding for an amino acid (trait)
  9. 15. the “twisted ladder” structure of a DNA molecule
  10. 16. 3 nitrogen bases in a row on an mRNA molecule that code for an amino acid
  11. 18. “messenger RNA” that carries genetic code (instructions) from DNA in nucleus to the ribosomes to make proteins
  12. 19. 3 nitrogen bases in a row on a tRNA molecule that correspond to a codon on an mRNA molecule
  13. 23. a sugar necessary for building a DNA nucleotide
  14. 24. a molecule that forms the backbone of a nucleic acid
  15. 25. a sugar necessary for building an RNA nucleotide
  16. 26. a trait that shows up no matter what an individual’s genotype is
  17. 28. a trait that shows up only if it is the only trait carried in an individual’s genotype