Across
- 4. A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid
- 6. a new organism grows by mitosis and cell division on the body of its parent
- 7. nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine
- 9. Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
- 11. A type of RNA, synthesized from DNA, that attaches to ribosomes in the cytoplasm and specifies the primary structure of a protein; also called messenger RNA.
- 12. Cytosine and Thymine
- 14. a change in the base sequence of a gene that results from the loss of one or more base pairs in the DNA
- 15. a branching diagram that depicts the evolutionary relationships among species or other taxa
- 20. A mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
- 21. A type of nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U); usually single-stranded; functions in protein synthesis and as the genome of some viruses.
- 24. Mutation that shifts the "reading" frame of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide
- 25. DNA to RNA
- 26. specific codon (AUG) that signals to the ribosome that the translation commences at that point
- 27. gives physical support for mRNA and tRNA
Down
- 1. Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
- 2. DNA unzips into two parts and splits with the cell. In it's new home each side of the DNA strand attack to matching nucleotides to create 2 exact copies. It is important in puberty and other times of growth as it is the reproducing of your cells.
- 3. Mutation in which a single base is replaced, potentially altering the gene product.
- 5. helix The form of native DNA, referring to its two adjacent polynucleotide strands wound into a spiral shape.
- 8. process that does not require oxygen
- 10. is the addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence
- 13. mutation A change in the sequence of the bases in a gene, which changes the structure of the polypeptide that the gene codes for.
- 16. (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- 17. a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix
- 18. Codon that signals to ribosomes to stop translation
- 19. group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon
- 22. Adenine and Guanine
- 23. Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.