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