GENETICS

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Across
  1. 3. the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell.
  2. 4. enzymes that assist in synthesizing long chains of nucleic acids
  3. 5. The molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism.
  4. 6. a naturally occurring, extremely complex substance that consists of amino acid residues joined by peptide bonds.
  5. 9. occurs when a DNA gene is damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene.
  6. 10. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA
Down
  1. 1. a cellular particle made of RNA and protein that serves as the site for protein synthesis in the cell.
  2. 2. the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
  3. 7. a molecule similar to DNA.
  4. 8. the large, membrane-bounded organelle that contains the genetic material in the form of multiple linear DNA molecules organized into structures called chromosomes.