Across
- 2. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles
- 3. a minute particle consisting of RNA
- 4. relating to the body
- 7. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring
- 10. molecules that combine to form proteins.
- 11. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids.
- 16. a sugar derived from ribose by replacing a hydroxyl group with hydrogen.
- 19. a mature haploid male or female germ cell
- 20. an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
- 21. relating to or denoting chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms.
- 23. a substance that is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol
- 24. a compound that occurs in guano and fish scales
Down
- 1. an intermolecular force
- 5. one of four chemical bases in DNA
- 6. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
- 8. a nucleotide
- 9. having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
- 12. a sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes.
- 13. description of the structure of a DNA molecule.
- 14. a salt or ester of phosphoric acid
- 15. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids
- 16. containing two complete sets of chromosomes
- 17. a biological catalyst
- 18. any of a class of nitrogenous organic compound
- 22. the basic building block of nucleic acids