Across
- 3. (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses
- 4. the entire set of genetic material (DNA) within an organism, containing all instructions for its development, functioning, and inherited traits
- 5. a short section of DNA located on a chromosome that acts as the unit of heredity, coding for a specific sequence of amino acids to create a particular protein
Down
- 1. long, coiled, thread-like structures made of DNA, found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
- 2. one of the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA (represented by the letter A)