Across
- 2. the diploid cell that results from fertilization
- 3. using gametes to make a new organism
- 5. sets of 3 bases on an mRNA strand
- 7. smallest subunits of a protein
- 10. small section of DNA that codes for a specific trait
- 12. the joining of gametes, when two haploid cells become a diploid cell
- 14. a type of reproduction where cells do mitosis to reproduce and the new organism is identical to the parent organism
- 15. chromosomes which code for the same trait
- 16. the phase of the cell cycle where the cell membrane pinches off and the single parent cell becomes two daughter cells
- 17. the process of copying the entire DNA in a cell to make a second strand
- 18. pollen, ovules, sperm or egg cells, cells with half the number of chromosomes
- 20. a group of things that are planned, designed, and built to work together
- 21. process of using the information in DNA to make a protein
- 22. nucleic acid whose bases are adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil
- 23. the phase of the cell cycle that includes prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase with the goal of organizing cell organelles and DNA to make 2 complete cells
Down
- 1. Interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis
- 4. process of copying DNA into an mRNA strand
- 6. the phase of the cell cycle where a cell grows, does normal cellular functions, and copies its DNA
- 8. set of 3 bases on a tRNA molecule
- 9. smallest subunit of nucleic acid that contains a sugar, phosphate, and base
- 11. the process of making gamete cells which reduce the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells from the parent cell
- 13. Idea that if one part of the system is removed, the whole system doesn't work
- 19. the processes of turning a mRNA strand into a chain of amino acids called a protein