Melanin Unit, Part 2 (Lessons 7-12 from Melanin Unit)

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Across
  1. 1. a group of inherited disorders where there is little or no production of the pigment melanin (Hint: Lesson 7a)
  2. 9. a type of single-stranded RNA involved in protein synthesis that is made transcribed directly from the DNA template (Hint: Lessons 8 & 9)
  3. 10. (three words, no space between the words) one base is inserted or deleted which changes the reading of the gene after the change (Hint: Lesson 10a)
  4. 11. (two words, no space between words) the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change because there is natural variation in traits in populations and that some individuals have traits are better suited to the environment than others (Hint: Lesson 12)
  5. 12. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA (Hint: Lessons 8 & 9)
  6. 14. a reddish-yellow form of melanin (Hint: Lesson 7a)
  7. 15. the ability of an organism to pass on its genetic material to its offspring (Hint: Lesson 12)
  8. 16. (two words, no space between words) change one base changes one amino acid, also called a point mutation (Hint: Lesson 10a)
  9. 17. (two words, no space between words) change one base doesn’t change any amino acids (Hint: Lesson 10a)
  10. 18. (two words, no space between word) a nutrient your body needs for building and maintaining healthy bones, nervous system and immune system (Hint: Lesson 11)
  11. 19. a brown to black pigment that is the most common form of melanin (Hint: Lesson 7a)
Down
  1. 2. (two words, no space between words) any reason for organisms with certain phenotypes to have either a survival benefit or disadvantage (Hint: Lesson 12)
  2. 3. the ability of an animal to copy inanimate objects so that they can be able to escape detection (Hint: Lesson 12)
  3. 4. the most serious type of skin cancer, that develops in the cells that produce melanin (Hint: Lesson 7a)
  4. 5. the process in which ribosomes in the cytoplasm or endoplasmic reticulum synthesize proteins (Hint: Lessons 8 & 9)
  5. 6. a brown pigment occurring in hair, skin, and the iris of the eye in people and animals (Hint: Lesson 7a)
  6. 7. a type of single-stranded RNA that carries an amino acid bonded on one end, and has an anti-codon on the other end (Hint: Lessons 8 & 9)
  7. 8. (two words, no space between words) molecules that combine to form proteins (Hint: Lessons 8 & 9)
  8. 11. (two words, no space between words) change one base adds early STOP codon (Hint: Lesson 10a)
  9. 13. (two words, no space between words) The full set of relationships between codons and amino acids (or stop signals) is called the genetic code(Hint: Lessons 8 & 9)