HHB Unit 1 KA3
Across
- 3. copying of DNA sequences to make a primary transcript
- 6. carries a copy of the DNA code from nucleus to ribosome
- 9. section of DNA that codes for protein
- 13. RNA base (replaces Thymine)
- 14. joining of exons following the removal of introns from a primary transcript
- 15. short strand of amino acids
- 17. ribonucleic acid
- 18. transcription and translation of a gene to synthesise proteins
- 19. transfers specific amino acids to the mRNA on the ribosomes
- 20. non-coding sequence of DNA
- 21. outward appearance of an organism
Down
- 1. site of protein synthesis, composed of rRNA and protein
- 2. sequence of three bases on the tRNA that codes for a specific amino acid
- 4. site on tRNA to which a specific amino acid binds
- 5. bonds strong chemical link between amino acids in the primary structure of a polypeptide
- 7. type of RNA that makes up ribosomes
- 8. enzyme involved in synthesis of primary transcripts from DNA
- 10. sequence of three bases on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid
- 11. unit of polypeptide structure
- 12. production of a polypeptide at a ribosome using information encoded in mRNA
- 16. molecule made when DNA is transcribed