Across
- 5. Large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for intron removal from pre-mRNA in eukaryotic cells
- 8. Blood cells responsible for oxygen transport
- 10. A large genus of bacteria that colonizes the mucus membranes of many animals
- 11. Random, non-directional, fluctuation in allele frequencies due to sampling errors in finite populations
- 12. Enzyme that synthesizes RNA primers during DNA replication
Down
- 1. A DNA or RNA sequence of three nucleotides (a trinucleotide) that forms a unit of genomic information encoding a particular amino acid or signaling the termination of protein synthesis
- 2. Process of programmed cell death
- 3. A structural polysaccharide that forms part of the cuticle in arthropods
- 4. Primary enzyme responsible for unwinding DNA during replication
- 6. A lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural component of cell membranes
- 7. Type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome
- 9. Three-dimensional folding pattern of a protein stabilized primarily by side-chain interactions