Across
- 3. Description of stem cell that can give rise to every cell type
- 6. Macromolecules that forms the basis of some hormones, forms membranes, provides insulation, and stores energy
- 7. Division of the cell
- 9. Unit of heredity, passed from one generation to the next
- 10. Contains one copy of the genome
- 12. Basic unit of life
- 14. Specialization of cells into distinctive cell types
- 16. Membrane-bound bubble released by all cells
- 18. Complete set of genetic information
- 20. Prominent organelle, conatins chromosomes, RNA, and nucleoplasm
- 22. A change in a gene
- 24. Processing center that adds sugars to proteins and lipids
- 25. Cell death
- 28. Visible trait, biochemical change or effect on health
- 32. Information in RNA assembled into amino acids in proteins
- 34. Descrition of stem cell that has fewer possible fates than a totipotent cell
- 35. Underlying DNA instructions
- 37. Organelle that may be rough or smooth. Rough involved in protein synthesis, smooth involved in lipid synthesis
- 39. Groups of cells with a shared function
- 40. The study of traits and conditions that are encoded in building block sequences of DNA
Down
- 1. The transmission of traits and biological information between generations
- 2. Variant of a gene
- 4. Repeats of TTAGGG at ends of chromosomes to protect DNA. When short enough-signals cell to stop dividing
- 5. Cells within and on us that do not share our genetic material
- 8. Contains two copies of the genome
- 11. Meshwork of protein rods and tubules that gives cell structure, positions organelles and provides 3D shape
- 12. Macromolecules that provides energy and contributes to cell structure
- 13. Macromolecules with diverse functions such as forming contractile fibers, enabling blood clots, and forming the bulk of connective tissues
- 15. Step of mitosis when chromosomes align along cell's equator
- 17. Information in DNA rewritten in mRNA
- 19. Description of stem cell with only a few developmental choices
- 21. Step of mitosis when DNA coils tightly and nuclear membrane breaks down
- 23. Step of mitosis when cell looks like dumbell with set of chromosomes at each end
- 26. Acids Macromolecules that store genetic information, most important in the study of genetics
- 27. Membrane-bound sac containing digestive enzymes
- 29. Important proteins that facilitate biochemical reactions
- 30. Organelle that provides energy to the cell by breaking chemical bonds and stores energy as ATP
- 31. Step of mitosis when chromatids separate and become independent chromosomes
- 33. MSacs with outer membrane studded with several types of enzymes
- 36. Display of chromosome pairs from largest to smallest
- 38. Division of DNA
- 41. Part of Genome thet encodes protein