Across
- 2. a set of 3 nucleotides on the mRNA
- 8. method of DNA replication where each daughter double helix contains one parent strand and one new strand
- 12. the monomer (building block) of nucleic acids(DNA and RNA); consists of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base
- 13. _____ bonds; weak bonds that hold complementary nitrogen bases together in DNA
- 17. interpreting the RNA message into a protein
- 18. monomer(building block) for making proteins, held together by peptide bonds
- 19. bond that links amino acids together in a protein
- 20. sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA held together by strong _____ bonds
Down
- 1. cell structure where proteins are assembled
- 3. RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome and mRNA
- 4. code of instructions for how to make proteins
- 5. RNA that composes the ribosome
- 6. "complementary" 3 nucleotides on tRNA
- 7. when DNA is copied into a complementary strand of mRNA
- 9. tightly coiled strands of DNA
- 10. the twisted ladder shape of DNA
- 11. RNA that copies instructions in DNA and carries them to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm
- 14. a piece of DNA that has instructions to code for one protein
- 15. a macromolecule that carries our genetic material(DNA)
- 16. the molecule that carries genetic information to make proteins