Across
- 4. process of reading the instructions in DNA to make a polypeptide
- 5. a set of 3 nucleotides on the mRNA
- 6. sells with 1 full set of chromosomes
- 8. the "complementary" 3 nucleotides on the tRNA
- 14. the actual fusion of egg and sperm to form a zygote
- 17. tightly coiled stands of DNA
- 18. a section of DNA that has instructions to code for a protein
- 20. 2 identical copies of the same chromosome
Down
- 1. DNA is copied into a complementary strand of mRNA
- 2. the process of cell division that makes gametes in gonads
- 3. chromosome pairs that have the same types of genes
- 7. cells with 2 full sets of chromosomes
- 9. code of instructions for how to make proteins
- 10. the monomers of nucleic acids containing 3 main parts, a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base
- 11. a chain of amino acids, can bind to others and fold into a protein
- 12. diagram that shows the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in a cell
- 13. organisms that reproduce sexually fuse the genetic information from two parents to produce offspring that are genetic mixture of both parents
- 15. interpreting the RNA message into a polypeptide to make a protein
- 16. macromolecule that holds our genetic material (DNA)
- 19. monomer (building block) for making proteins, held together by peptide bonds