Biology Vocabulary

4. The matching pair (for nitrogen bases)
6. Part of a nucleotide
7. A nitrogen-base and pairs with Thymine
8. Turning DNA into mRNA
9. Genetic Information
11. Another way of saying DNA is double stranded
14. A nitrogen-base and pairs with Guanine
15. Turning mRNA into amino acids (protein)
17. The last step of the cell cycle, division of cytoplasm, 2 new identical cells are formed
19. Nuclear cell division process
20. Turning DNA into protein (through transcription and translation)
23. Cell growth in the cell cycle in interphase
26. The second step of Mitosis (chromosomes line up in the middle, attached to spindle fibers)
27. The fourth step of Mitosis (2 new nuclei form)
28. The first step of Mitosis (chromosomes become visible and the nucleus disappears)

1. Monohybrid is 1 trait, Dihybrid is 2 traits
2. A nitrogen-base and pairs with Cytosine
3. The uppercase letter in a punnet square
5. A random change in the sequence of a gene
10. The third step of Mitosis (Chromosomes begin to separate)
12. Same alleles (big big, little little)
13. The lowercase letter in a punnet square, and needs 2 to express trait
16. A nitrogen-base and pairs with Adenine
18. Bases Part of a nucleotide
21. A single unit that makes up DNA (Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate, 4 Nitrogen Bases)
22. Different alleles (big small)
24. A part of a nucleotide
25. The longest stage of the cell cycle. Cell grows and prepares for M-phase