Protein Synthesis Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

The sugar in the nucleotide
RNA
The process of decoding DNA and making protein
Coded DNA instructions that control the production of protein
The transcription process happens inside the ______.
Adenine, uracil, guanine, and cystosine are nitrogen bases for _____.
Adenine-Uracil
The process of decoding mRNA into amino acids and making a polypeptide
3 nucleotide/base code for an amino acid on mRNA
3 nucleotide/base code for an amino acid on tRNA
Process where a DNA sequence of a gene is copied to make an RNA molecule
A change in a genetic sequence
Changes a single base pair by replacing one base for another
Type of mutations that do not affect the sequence of amino acids during translation.
Type of mutation that causes translation to stop prematurely
Type of mutations that change the amino acid speciied by codon
Occurs when one or more bases are added to DNA sequence
Occurs when one or more bases are removed from a DNA sequence
Are not being made during protein sythesis
Type of mutation that changes how nucleotides are interpreted as codons beyond the point of mutation