Across
- 2. enzyme used in PCR
- 6. binds to mRNA and blocks ribosome from attaching to mRNA
- 9. stem cells capable of giving rise to most, but no all, tissues
- 10. pocket in a gel where a sample is loaded
- 12. can be used to select for bacteria that get a plasmid
- 19. carries DNA into a cell
- 20. monomer of nucleic acid
- 21. DNA is wrapped around these
- 23. last name of PCR inventor
- 24. a type of organism having DNA from multiple sources
- 26. a method of DNA sequencing
- 27. RNA modification on the 5'end
- 29. short RNA molecules that destroy mRNA
Down
- 1. added to a PCR reaction
- 3. procedure using a gel and power supply
- 4. three pockets of the ribosome
- 5. specify where DNA is to amplified in PCR (plural)
- 6. occurs almost exclusively on a CpG sequence
- 7. stem cells that are committed to give rise to cells having a specific function
- 8. part of a histone that can be modified
- 11. pattern of gene expression that can change during a lifespan, depending on environmental conditions
- 13. stem cells that have unlimited capability
- 14. the highest level of DNA packaging
- 15. where translation happens in the cell
- 16. region of mRNA that is removed during splicing
- 17. a set of DNA standards
- 18. small circular extrachromosomal DNA in some bacteria
- 22. control region of a gene
- 25. where RNA processing happens in the cell
- 28. technique used to amplify specific regions of DNA