Mutations

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Across
  1. 3. mutation that codes for a different amino acid
  2. 6. disorder caused by a point mutation in hemoglobin
  3. 8. codon that ends protein synthesis early
  4. 10. addition of one or more nucleotides into DNA
  5. 11. mutation that codes for the same amino acid
  6. 12. protein with altered structure or function
  7. 15. loss of a piece of a chromosome
  8. 17. segment attaches to a nonhomologous chromosome
  9. 21. mutation that improves survival
  10. 22. mutation caused by insertion or deletion of a base
  11. 23. mutation that creates a stop codon
  12. 24. mutation that causes defective or missing proteins
Down
  1. 1. protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
  2. 2. change in the structure or number of chromosomes
  3. 4. repeated gene sequence resulting in extra copies
  4. 5. chromosome segment reversed in direction
  5. 7. change in one nucleotide base
  6. 9. removal of one or more nucleotides from DNA
  7. 13. grouping of codons used to make a protein
  8. 14. change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA
  9. 16. replacement of one nucleotide with another
  10. 18. mutation affecting chromosome structure
  11. 19. change in the DNA sequence of a single gene
  12. 20. mutation corrected by enzymes
  13. 25. substance that causes a mutation such as chemicals radiation or UV light