Across
- 1. Turns on transcription.
- 3. gene, A ____________ _______ is an encoding protein that has zero interactions with DNA (2 words).
- 7. site, With transcriptional control in prokaryotes, an _________ ______ binds regulatory proteins, which turn around and block RNA polymerase (2 words).
- 8. What process of histone proteins changes the structure of chromatin and allows the binding of some transcription factors to DNA?
- 12. This is an RNA molecule (mRNA) that is able to catalyze cellular biochemical and metabolic reactions by acting like a protein enzyme.
- 13. This is an induced mutation via X-rays, gamma rays, and UV light.
- 14. gene, What kind of gene is always ON and is a gene for “housekeeping” products used in basic cell functions (2 words)?
- 15. “Can be somatic or gametic (germline)” is a characteristic of __________.
Down
- 2. Blocks transcription.
- 4. mutation, A change in DNA that acts as a STOP codon which makes a protein end translation sooner than expected (2 words).
- 5. What cause of mutations are “due to natural low level of errors” like replication errors and mispairing?
- 6. When a sequence reads the same both ways, the sequence sites are __________.
- 9. Regarding types of mutations, a “less common, more disruptive” purine/pyrimidine exchange is known as _____________.
- 10. electrophoresis, _____ __________________ is a molecular biology technique that can be used to sort DNA based on molecular size (2 words).
- 11. Denature, anneal, and extend are 3 steps involved in this molecular biology technique.