Chapter 8: Genetics

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Across
  1. 4. Process where information contained in the RNA is used to produce proteins
  2. 6. Abbreviation for Polymerase Chain Reaction
  3. 9. Another name for recombinant DNA technology
  4. 12. Turing on or off several genes at once
  5. 13. Type of horizontal gene transfer, in bacteria, Ex: drug resistance, adherence to molecules, resistance to metals
  6. 14. Process where the master code of DNA is first used to synthesize an RNA molecule
  7. 15. Type of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, EX: toxins, enzymes for sugar fermentation, drug resistance
  8. 18. What produces human proteins?
  9. 19. Group of related genes needed for the same function
  10. 20. Sum total of genetic material of an organsim
Down
  1. 1. "Jumping genes"
  2. 2. Study of inheritance
  3. 3. What replicates and proof reads DNA?
  4. 5. We can do all sorts of things with DNA including gene cloning, sequencing, and _____.
  5. 7. Eukaryotes recombine DNA during meiosis in sexual reproduction
  6. 8. Type of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, Ex: polysaccharide capsule
  7. 10. Taking out bad genes and replacing with new genes, process of an enzyme
  8. 11. A change in the nucleotide sequence
  9. 12. Activated by light
  10. 16. Neatly packaged DNA
  11. 17. It is easier to see evidence of ____ amounts of DNA than single copies