Across
- 7. process where cells make proteins using mRNA
- 9. enzyme that synthesizes long chains of nucleic acids
- 10. carries genetic information for development and functioning of an organism
- 11. the process that cells use to create proteins
- 13. a fundamental unit of heredity
- 16. RNA molecule that carries genetic instructions from DNA to ribosomes
- 17. four genetically unique gametes
- 19. process of making an RNA copy of a gene's DNA sequence
- 20. enzyme that brings about the joining of two molecules
Down
- 1. process by which the genome's DNA is copied in cells
- 2. any change in the DNA sequence of a cell
- 3. an enzyme that separates double-stranded into single strands
- 4. a nucleic acids present in all living cells; similar to DNA
- 5. synthesized within ribosomes
- 6. enzyme that creates short RNA primers
- 8. large, complex molecules that store and transmit genetic information
- 12. type of RNA that forms the core structural component of ribosomes
- 14. RNA molecule that carries specific amino acids to the ribosome
- 15. the basic building blocks of nucleic acids
- 18. cell divides into two identical daughter cells