Across
- 2. organelle where proteins are made
- 4. 3 letter section of tRNA that matches to a codon of mRNA
- 7. single stranded nucleic acid used by cells has bases a, u, g, c
- 8. monomer of proteins made of sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base
- 9. gene mutation when a base is added or deleted and it changes all amino acids after it
- 12. refers to DNA and histone proteins that make up chromosomes
- 13. enzyme used to unzip the DNA molecule during DNA replication
- 14. gene mutation when a base is substituted changes only 1 amino acid
- 16. making a copy of dna occurs during the s phase of interphase
- 17. macromolecule made of amino acids used for enzymes transport and cell structure
- 19. used to organize dna to fit in the nucleus, together with dna makes up chromatin
- 21. segment of newly formed dna on the lagging strand connected together by ligase during dna replication
Down
- 1. 3 letter sequence on mRNA that codes for an amino acid
- 3. section of a gene that codes for a protein
- 5. part of a nucleotide along with a 5 carbon sugar and phosphate group
- 6. type of mutation that only effects 1 gene by adding, substituting or deleting bases
- 10. monomer of a protein carried by tRNA molecules during transcription
- 11. replicating strand of dna that adds nucleotides moving away from helicase
- 15. type of rna used during translation carries the amino acid and matches up with the mRNA codon
- 18. replicatin strand of dna that adds nucleotides moving towards helicase
- 20. section of a gene between exons does not code for proteins