Across
- 3. the phase of mitosis where the chromosomes line up in the middle
- 6. the process in gene expression where a complementary mRNA strand is made from DNA
- 7. a nucleotide is made up of a sugar, a _____, and a nitrogenous base
- 10. the organelle where translation takes place
- 11. this strand is built discontinuously in replication
- 12. famous for their work and discoveries with DNA; Watson and ____
- 15. a sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA
- 18. adenine and thymine have ___ hydrogen bonds
- 19. the organelle where transcription takes place
- 23. the phase of mitosis where two new nuclei begin to form
- 24. the type of sugar in DNA
- 26. the type of sugar in RNA
- 27. enzyme that adds new nucleotides to the template DNA strand
- 29. the phase of mitosis where chromosomes are pulled apart toward opposite ends
- 32. the "start" codon
Down
- 1. the phase of the cell cycle that includes G1, S, and G2
- 2. this strand is built continuously in replication
- 4. method of replication where one strand is the original and the other half is new
- 5. a sequence of three nucleotides on tRNA
- 8. the process in gene expression where an amino acid chain is made
- 9. the monomer of nucleic acid
- 13. group of three nucleotides on mRNA
- 14. cytosine and guanine are bonded by ____ hydrogen bonds
- 16. the type of bond between base pairs in DNA
- 17. part of cell cycle where the cytoplasm splits leaving two separate cells
- 20. the nitrogenous base that is in RNA but not DNA
- 21. the end goal of the Central Dogma
- 22. enzyme that unzips DNA
- 25. the phase of mitosis where chromatin condenses into chromosomes
- 28. enzyme that glues nucleotides together along sugar-phosphate backbone
- 30. chromosomes that have the same height, genes, and centromere position
- 31. the lagging strand is made up of ______ fragments