Genetics, DNA, RNA and Protein

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Across
  1. 2. The type of sugar found in the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA
  2. 4. The nucleotide sequence that tells the ribosome to stop translating
  3. 5. This enzyme "unzips" the DNA strands so they can be replicated
  4. 10. The process of going from mRNA to Protein
  5. 12. The remaining portions of RNA that will be used to make a functional protein
  6. 13. Where the cell's DNA is stored
  7. 15. This scientist took an X-Ray photograph of DNA
  8. 16. The building blocks of nucleic acids
  9. 18. DNA ___ is an enzyme that adds new nucleotides to the newly created DNA strand
  10. 20. The process of going from DNA to mRNA
  11. 22. Where proteins are made
Down
  1. 1. DNA is wrapped tightly around these to protect them
  2. 3. The process of synthesizing a new DNA strand from a template DNA strand
  3. 6. The start codon
  4. 7. This scientist determined that the number of A's in DNA equals the number of T's, and C's equal G's
  5. 8. The type of sugar found in the sugar-phosphate backbone of RNA
  6. 9. These scientists used the X-Ray photograph of DNA to show the 3D structure of DNA
  7. 11. The RNA that transfers/transports amino acids to the ribosome
  8. 14. Where the ribosomes are located
  9. 17. The bond that holds amino acids together
  10. 19. Genetic messenger created from a DNA template and sent out of the nucleus
  11. 21. The RNA that makes up ribosomes
  12. 23. An unnecessary segment of RNA for a gene that are removed