Across
- 3. A change in genotype & phenotype due to the assimilation of external DNA by a cell
- 7. Likelihood that a particular event will occur
- 8. The principle that bonds in DNA can form only between A&T and C&G
- 11. The process of separating DNA from the rest of the cell
- 15. Group of 3 bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon
- 16. Organism that contains genes from other organisms
- 18. Cross between parent with different traits
- 19. A process by which a cell, cell product, or organism is copied from an original source
- 20. Process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents for the next generation
- 21. Repeating nucleotide at the ends of DNA molecules that do not form genes & help prevent the loss of genes
- 22. RNA that associates with proteins to form ribosomes
- 23. Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind & begin transcription
- 27. Separation of alleles during gamete formation
- 28. Fusion of an egge & sperm cell
- 30. A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages
- 32. A change in a gene or chromosome
- 33. Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein
- 35. 3 adjacent bases on a stand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid
- 36. Process by which a gene produces its product & the product carries out its funtion
- 37. Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using DNA as a template
- 39. Virus that infects bacteria
- 40. Combining gametes from parents with different traits (creates hybrids)
- 41. A scientist separates a developing embryo to form 2 independent clones
- 42. Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein
Down
- 1. Humans choose the traits that they prefer in their plants & animals & only allow those to reproduce
- 2. The study of heredity
- 4. Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced
- 5. Mendels 2nd conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and some are recessive
- 6. A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait
- 9. Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
- 10. An organism that has 2 identical alleles for a trait (BB, bb)
- 12. Enzyme responsible for joining individual nucleotides to produce DNA molecules
- 13. A chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds
- 14. Unique sequence of DNA base pairs that can be used to identify a person at the molecular level
- 17. Different forms of a gene (blue eyes, brown eyes...)
- 24. Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA
- 25. The direct manipulation of genes for a practical purpose
- 26. Genetically Modified Organism
- 29. A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes
- 31. RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis
- 34. RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell
- 38. Ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells