Unit 2 Genetics & Heredity

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Across
  1. 1. proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies
  2. 5. the process by which a cell makes proteins
  3. 6. the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes
  4. 7. a cellular protein found especially in microfilaments
  5. 10. a basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell
  6. 11. one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA
  7. 12. three nucleotides that code for an amino acid
  8. 16. double stranded nucleic acids
  9. 18. group of proteins that strengthen muscle fibers and protects them from injury
  10. 19. one of the building blocks of RNA
  11. 20. one of the building blocks of DNA
Down
  1. 2. unusual DNA sequence of a cell
  2. 3. a structure found inside cells that is involved in making proteins
  3. 4. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA
  4. 8. one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA
  5. 9. one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA.
  6. 13. genetic information
  7. 14. a protein that converts chemical energy in the form of ATP to mechanical energy
  8. 15. mutation in genes that causes lack of dystrophin
  9. 17. a molecule made up of amino acids