Across
- 7. type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA in the nucleus to direct protein synthesis in the cytoplasm
- 9. enzyme that catalyzes synthesis of new DNA molecules
- 10. enzyme that unzips the DNA double helix during replication
- 12. nucleotide that has two rings. Adenine and Guanine
- 13. type of RNA that associates with proteins from ribosomes
- 16. 2 alleles for each trait separate during meiosis
- 17. a sub-unit of nucleic acid. adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine. dna chemicals
- 21. 1 of the 2 paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location
- 22. an insertion or deletion involving a number of base pairs that is not a multiple of 3
- 24. anatomically similar structure inherited from a common ancestor
- 25. 2 nitrogen containing bases that pair together to form the structure of DNA
- 26. a change in phenotype without a change in genotype
Down
- 1. a group or set of 4
- 2. short segment of DNA synthesized discontinuously in small segments in the 3 to 5 direction by DNA polymerase
- 3. 3 base code in DNA or RNA
- 4. process in which mRNA attaches to the ribosome and a protein is assembled
- 5. diversification of a species into a number of different species often over a relatively short time span
- 6. alleles of different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another
- 8. a number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species
- 11. enzyme that regulates RNA synthesis
- 14. any of a group of basic proteins found in chromatin.
- 15. DNA codes for RNA which codes for proteins
- 18. a sequence located at one end of a tRNA molecule, which is complementing to a corresponding codon in a mRNA
- 19. process in which mRNA is synthesized from the template DNA
- 20. codes for enzyme lactase in bacteria cells
- 23. type of RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosome