Across
- 3. Different atoms of the dame element containing the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons
- 5. Transcription commences in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes when the enzyme RNA polymerase binds to the segment of DNA that is to be transcribed and opens the double helix
- 7. Segments of DNA that code for part of a specific protein
- 8. The pairing of complementary strands of DNA through hydrogen bonding
- 9. Group of three complementary bases on tRNA that recognizes and pairs with a codon on the mRNA
Down
- 1. Non-coding region of a gene
- 2. Process of replication in which each DNA molecule is composed of one parent strand and one newly synthesized strand
- 4. Changes in the DNA sequence that are inherited
- 6. A sequence of nucleotides in DNA that performs a specific function such as coding for a particular protein
- 10. helicase The enzyme that unwinds double-helical DNA by disrupting hydrogen bonds