Across
- 3. Carries genetic information from the nucleus to the ribosome.
- 5. A sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.
- 7. Forms the structural and functional components of the ribosome.
- 10. A single-stranded nucleic acid involved in protein synthesis.
- 13. An enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix during replication.
- 14. The complete set of an organism's DNA, including all of its genes.
- 15. The process of synthesizing proteins based on the sequence of an mRNA strand.
- 16. A cell structure that facilitates the translation of mRNA into proteins.
- 18. Coding regions of a gene that are expressed in the final mRNA.
- 19. A DNA sequence where RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription.
- 20. Non-coding regions of a gene that are removed during RNA processing.
Down
- 1. The molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms and viruses.
- 2. The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.
- 4. A chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds
- 6. Polymerase An enzyme that synthesizes a new strand of DNA using the original strand as a template.
- 8. Acid The building block of proteins.
- 9. Polymerase An enzyme that synthesizes RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
- 11. Brings amino acids to the ribosome during translation.
- 12. A sequence of three nucleotides on tRNA complementary to the mRNA codon
- 17. A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.