Across
- 6. RNA that is not translated into protein
- 7. Enzyme that extends chromosome ends
- 9. Interlinked circular DNA molecules
- 11. Change in DNA sequence driving long-term evolution
- 14. Process where advantageous traits become more common
- 15. Movement of DNA between organisms
- 16. Enzyme that unwinds DNA strands
- 17. Viral gene encoding envelope proteins
- 19. Viral gene encoding core structural proteins
- 20. Protein that binds hemimethylated DNA to prevent reinitiation
- 23. DNA state that facilitates strand separation
- 24. Repetitive DNA at chromosome ends
- 28. Region where DNA is unwound and copied
- 30. Transcribed but not translated sequences
- 32. Coding sequences translated into protein
- 35. Enzyme that removes RNA primers
- 36. Initiator protein that binds origin of replication
- 37. RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome
- 39. RNA that carries coding information for protein
- 40. RNA virus that integrates into host genome
- 42. Enzyme that converts RNA into DNA
- 43. Proteins that prevent DNA strands from reannealing
- 44. Theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from bacteria
Down
- 1. Short DNA segments synthesized on lagging strand
- 2. Copying of DNA before cell division
- 3. Region where chromosomes attach during division
- 4. Primitive cell-like structure capable of self-replication
- 5. Structure that packages DNA
- 8. Removal of incorrectly added nucleotides by exonuclease activity
- 10. Rearrangement of DNA sequences
- 12. Long nucleotide chain
- 13. Enzyme that makes RNA primers
- 18. Short-term adaptation controlling gene expression
- 21. Short nucleotide chain
- 22. Enzyme that seals breaks in DNA backbone
- 25. Link between nucleotides connecting 3 prime OH to 5 prime phosphate
- 26. Protein that loads helicase onto DNA
- 27. Viral gene encoding enzymes like reverse transcriptase
- 29. Process by which organisms change over time through genetic variation and selection
- 31. Enzyme that synthesizes DNA
- 33. Virus that infects bacteria
- 34. RNA that forms ribosome structure
- 36. Enzyme that methylates DNA to regulate replication
- 38. Enzyme that relieves supercoiling tension
- 41. DNA sequence that facilitates viral integration into host genome
