Across
- 2. is composed of phosphorus and oxygen and is one of the 3 parts in a Nucleotide
- 4. a thread-like structure that carries genes on it
- 6. the main protein present in milk
- 9. during cell division spindle fibres attach to these
- 11. acts as a catalyst
- 12. the process of making a copy of genetic information
- 17. having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
- 20. thick fluid in a cell
- 22. a sugar derived from ribose
- 23. part of RNA that DNA doesn't have
- 25. the central core of a cell, controls activity and growth
- 27. the sugar in RNA
- 28. messenger form of RNA
- 30. recognises foreign substances in the body
- 32. two complete sets of chromosomes
- 33. contains digestive enzymes that are present in the cytoplasm of most cells
- 34. a protein which forms with Actin to form the contractile filaments of muscle cells
- 35. the main amino acid in hair
- 37. basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Made up of DNA which code for proteins
- 38. BODY transports things around the cell
- 39. ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM important in the synthesis and packaging of proteins
Down
- 1. PHOSPHATE BACKBONE the structural framework of DNA
- 3. transports oxygen in the blood
- 5. ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM important in the creation and storage of lipids
- 7. a protein which forms with Myosin to form the contractile filaments of muscle cells
- 8. consists of sugar, phosphate and a base
- 10. sphere shaped structure found in the cytoplasm or attached to Rough ER
- 13. has a single strand of nucleotides and controls the synthesis of proteins
- 14. BASE Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine
- 15. a chain of amino acids
- 16. the base that pairs with Cytosine
- 18. an alternative form of a gene
- 19. process in which cellular ribosomes create proteins
- 21. self-replicating material that carries genetic information
- 24. composed by amino acids
- 26. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code
- 29. the base that pairs with Guanine
- 30. the base that pairs with Thymine
- 31. the base that pairs with Adenine
- 36. ACID the building blocks for proteins
