Protein Synthesis/Mutations- Alivia

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Across
  1. 4. A type of RNA that helps make proteins in ribosomes.
  2. 7. Changes that mess up the reading of DNA because of insertions or deletions.
  3. 9. The link that holds amino acids together in a protein.
  4. 12. Opens up the two strands of DNA.
  5. 15. A signal in mRNA that tells the cell to stop making a protein.
  6. 17. The starting signal in mRNA for making proteins.
  7. 19. Sets of three letters in tRNA that match up with mRNA codons.
  8. 20. A change in a specific gene that might change its job.
  9. 22. Adding extra letters to a DNA sequence.
  10. 23. Tiny building blocks that make up proteins.
  11. 24. A type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein making.
  12. 25. Copies DNA into RNA
  13. 26. Removing letters from a DNA sequence.
Down
  1. 1. Little machines in cells that help make proteins.
  2. 2. Flipping a segment of DNA around.
  3. 3. Moving a piece of DNA from one chromosome to another.
  4. 5. Swapping one letter for another in a DNA sequence.
  5. 6. Groups of three letters in mRNA that tell which amino acid to use.
  6. 8. A type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA to make proteins.
  7. 9. A chain of amino acids that forms part of a protein.
  8. 10. The process where cells make proteins using mRNA.
  9. 11. Copying a piece of DNA so there are extra copies.
  10. 13. Big molecules made of amino acids that do many jobs in the body.
  11. 14. A picture that shows how codons in mRNA relate to amino acids
  12. 16. Part of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another.
  13. 18. A change in the structure or number of chromosomes.
  14. 21. A change in the DNA that can affect how something works.