CRISPR Crossword

the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering.
a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.
the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
The process of transcribing or making a copy of genetic information stored in a DNA strand into a complementary strand of RNA (messenger RNA or mRNA) with the aid of RNA polymerases.
used to identify genes (or set of genes) responsible for a particular phenotype of an organism.
a creature such as a plant, animal or a single-celled life form, or something that has interdependent parts and that is being compared to a living creature.
a protein which plays a vital role in the immunological defense of certain bacteria against DNA viruses, and which is heavily utilized in genetic engineering applications.
a method in molecular genetics that is used to help understand the function of a gene by analyzing the phenotypic effects of specific engineered gene sequences.
a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
occurs when a DNA gene is damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene.
is one of the structural components, or building blocks, of DNA and RNA.
a small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's chromosomal DNA.
a complex of ribonucleic acid and RNA-binding protein.
A set of theories that attempts to explain inheritance and biological diversity
a molecular
molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein.
fects consist of unintended point mutations, deletions, insertions inversions, and translocations.
restriction enzymes that can be engineered to cut specific sequences of DNA
a 2-6 base pair DNA sequence immediately following the DNA sequence targeted by the Cas9 nuclease in the CRISPR bacterial adaptive immune system.