Across
- 2. The organelle in the cytoplasm where translation takes place.
- 4. The process where a ribosome decodes mRNA to assemble a sequence of amino acids.
- 7. The nitrogenous base found in RNA that replaces thymine.
- 8. The building block of proteins linked together by peptide bonds.
- 9. A three-base sequence on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.
- 12. The enzyme that separates DNA strands and joins RNA nucleotides together.
- 13. A long chain of amino acids that folds into a functional protein.
- 14. The type of covalent bond formed between amino acids during translation.
- 15. The five-carbon sugar found in the backbone of RNA nucleotides.
- 19. The process where a DNA sequence is copied into a complementary mRNA strand.
- 20. The organelle where transcription occurs in eukaryotic cells.
Down
- 1. A change in a single base pair in DNA that can alter one amino acid.
- 3. Messenger RNA, the molecule that carries genetic code from nucleus to ribosome.
- 5. A three-base sequence on tRNA that is complementary to an mRNA codon.
- 6. The universal set of rules relating codons to specific amino acids.
- 10. The property where multiple codons can code for the same amino acid.
- 11. The mRNA sequence that signals the end of protein synthesis.
- 16. The specific mRNA sequence (AUG) that initiates the translation process.
- 17. The property of the genetic code being the same across almost all organisms.
- 18. Transfer RNA, the molecule that brings specific amino acids to the ribosome.
