Genetics Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. when genetic information makes a copy of itself
  2. 7. deoxyribonucleic acid
  3. 12. joining a human gene into bacterial DNA
  4. 13. the process of joining amino acids in a sequence
  5. 16. a technique used to compare the DNA of different people. Used in crime scene investigation.
  6. 18. a mistake in the DNA
  7. 19. scientifically changing DNA to make an organism with desired traits
  8. 22. DNA fragments that are seen on a gel
  9. 23. a technique to create an identical copy of an organisms
Down
  1. 1. copying the DNA code onto RNA
  2. 2. used to cut DNA into fragments
  3. 3. process of copying the RNA code onto an amino acid sequence
  4. 5. shape of DNA
  5. 6. place in the cell where proteins are made
  6. 8. inside the cell where DNA is found
  7. 9. the A, T, C, and G found in DNA
  8. 10. choosing two parents to mate to create offspring with desired traits
  9. 11. sends the message from DNA to the ribosome
  10. 14. small sections of DNA
  11. 15. coded for in genes
  12. 17. when traits are passed from parent to offspring
  13. 20. three based of RNA that code for an amino acid
  14. 21. the building block of DNA