Across
- 3. a set of 3 nucleotides on the mRNA
- 4. organisms that reproduce sexually (like humans) fuse the genetic information (gametes) from two parents to produce offspring that are a genetic mixture of both parents
- 5. two types of nucleic acids
- 8. Carry the code/instructions out of
- 11. Make up nucleic acids (the monomer)
- 12. sections of DNA that serve as the blueprint/instructions for making proteins
- 13. monomer(building block)for making proteins, held together by peptide bonds
- 15. 2 identical copies of the
- 17. the process of cell division that makes gametes in the gonads (ovaries in females, testes
Down
- 1. chromosome pairs that have the same types of genes
- 2. “complementary” 3 nucleotides on tRNA
- 5. 2 full sets of chromosomes
- 6. Read/follow the instructions carried on the mRNA to make a polypeptide
- 7. males)
- 8. nucleus
- 9. chromosome
- 10. Proteins carry out all cellular activity.
- 14. tightly coiled strands of DNA
- 16. 1 full set of chromosomes