Across
- 3. A set of instructions for a specific protein
- 9. Building blocks of DNA
- 11. The component of a nucleotide that contains nitrogen
- 12. The element found only in the nitrogenous bases
- 13. Pyrimidine; forms three hydrogen bonds
- 15. The element found only in the phosphate group
- 16. Large molecules that are essential for life
- 17. Purine; forms three hydrogen bonds
- 18. The sugar found in DNA
- 19. The type of bonds that form between two nitrogenous bases
Down
- 1. Purine; forms two hydrogen bonds
- 2. Passed down from biological relatives
- 4. Twisted ladder; characteristic shape of DNA
- 5. State that A will always bond with T, and C will always bond with G
- 6. A negatively charged molecule found in the cells of all living things
- 7. The entire set of instructions for building an organism
- 8. Part of a nucleotide that contains phosphorous; bonds nucleotides together
- 10. Watson and ___; published a paper describing the three-dimensional structure of DNA as a double helix
- 14. Pyrimidine; forms two hydrogen bonds
