Across
- 2. a strand of nucleic acids
- 5. thread-like structures located within the nucleus of a cell
- 7. an enzyme that synthesizes short RNA sequences called primers
- 9. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA
- 11. the process by which the genome's DNA is copied in cells
- 14. enzymes that bind and may even remodel nucleic acid or nucleic acid protein complexes
- 15. enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of a DNA or RNA polymer with sequence complementary to the original template
- 17. The basic unit of heredity
- 18. large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses
- 19. the basic building block of nucleic acids (RNA and DNA)
Down
- 1. the process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in messenger RNA
- 3. asexual production
- 4. the process that cells use to create proteins
- 6. thread-like structures located within the nucleus of a cell
- 8. the process by which the genome's DNA is copied in cells.
- 10. Ribosomal RNA
- 12. large, complex molecules composed of amino acids
- 13. an enzyme that can catalyze the joining (ligation) of two molecules by forming a new chemical bond
- 16. Messenger RNA
- 20. Transfer RNA
