Day 12

3. DNA to RNA to Protein
7. a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids. It is paired with guanine in double-stranded DNA.
9. a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
12. a term used to describe the physical structure of DNA
13. a type of RNA that is necessary for protein production
15. enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides

1. one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with cytosine in double-stranded DNA.
2. The molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism
4. A purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA.
5. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
6. the haploid set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism, or in each cell of a multicellular organism.
8. a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.
10. There is always equality in quantity (1:1) of bases
11. to unwind the DNA
14. the action of copying or reproducing something
16. a nucleic acid present in all living cells