Across
- 4. Where the spindle attaches to chromosomes during mitosis
- 7. The process in which daughter cells split during mitosis
- 9. The full set of DNA in an individual organism
- 10. When a cell expresses only the genes for whatever type of cell it needs to become (2 words)
- 12. An organized map of all the chromosomes in a cell
- 15. The organelle that produces spindle fibers
Down
- 1. A structure made of DNA molecules tightly packed around proteins called histones
- 2. A section of DNA that codes for specific proteins
- 3. The phase where cells spend most of their time
- 5. The monomers of DNA
- 6. A strand that makes up a chromosome and divides during mitosis
- 8. Proteins that turn genes on or off in specific cells so only the necessary genes are expressed (2 words)
- 11. A phospholipid bilayer which surrounds the nucleus and contains protein channels, called the nuclear ________
- 13. The complimentary base pair to Adenine
- 14. The acronym for all phases of mitosis in the correct order
