Across
- 7. mutation in which one or more copies of a DNA segment
- 8. the final stage of mitosis and of the second division
- 9. a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis
- 13. the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell.
- 15. he first stage of mitosis or the second division of meiosis
- 18. the process by which one cell physically divides into two cells
- 20. A type of RNA found in cells.
- 21. a stage during the process of cell division
- 24. A type of genetic change that involves the addition of a segment of DNA
- 25. excessive constriction
- 27. a small RNA molecule that plays a key role in protein synthesis
- 28. living thing that carries on the activities of life
- 29. chromosomes move from the center toward the opposite ends of a dividing cell
Down
- 1. A change in the usual DNA sequence at a particular gene locus
- 2. cell goes through each time it divides
- 3. present in the majority of living organisms and viruses.
- 4. segment breaks off and reattaches within the same chromosome
- 5. an organism reproduces an offspring that is biologically similar to the organism
- 6. generates offspring that are genetically identical to a single parent.
- 10. an intercellular structure made of both RNA and protein
- 11. the molecule that carries genetic information
- 12. an organism's reproductive cells
- 14. the process of converting the meaning of a written message
- 16. A molecule made up of amino acids
- 17. parent cell divides into two daughter cells.
- 19. the smallest unit that can live on its own
- 22. he production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information
- 23. part of the ribosome, or protein builders, of the cell
- 25. a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells
- 26. a small RNA molecule that plays a key role in protein synthesis