Across
- 1. amino acid that is formed from the codon GUA
- 5. (two words) brings amino acids to ribosomes where they join together to form proteins
- 8. (two words) copies genetic instructions from DNA in the nucleus and carries it to the cytoplasm
- 9. (twowords) the way the letters are divided into codons
- 10. change in the sequence of bases in DNA
- 12. (two words) help form ribosomes
- 14. the process where instructions in DNA are encoded into mRNA
- 15. (two words)consists of the sequence of nitrogen bases (A, C, G, U) in an mRNA strand
- 17. (two words) shape like a twisted ladder
- 18. type of mutation that occurs in gametes
Down
- 2. amino acid that is formed from the codon AAG
- 3. sequence of 3 bases that is complementary to the codon for an amino acid
- 4. the process in which the code in mRNA is translated into a protein
- 6. anything in the environment that can cause a mutation
- 7. organic compound made of amino acids
- 11. type of mutation that occurs in other cells of the body
- 13. double stranded nucleic acid that makes up genes
- 16. group of 3 nitrogen bases that codes for a single amino acid