Biology Crossword

nitrogen bases are added or deleted, changing the arrangement of the nitrogen bases
1 nitrogen base changes places with another nitrogen base
deoxyribonucleic acid; molecule that contains genetic code in all organisms
ribonucleic acid; a molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes
the basic building block of nucleic acids; consists of a sugar molecule, phosphate group, and a nitrogen containing base
a nitrogen containing molecule that has the same chemical properties as a base; make up building blocks of DNA and RNA
the structure of DNA; 2 strands winded together
an organelle found in eukaryotic cells; contains majority of the cells's genetic material
one of the 4 nitrogen bases; pairs with adenine in double stranded DNA
one of the 4 nitrogen bases; pairs with thymine in double stranded DNA
one of the 4 nitrogen bases; pairs with cytosine in double stranded DNA
one of the 4 nitrogen bases; pairs with guanine in double stranded DNA
the alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism because of damage to the DNA molecule
generic cells that have been changed into specific cells, meant to do certain tasks within the body
the process by which a double stranded DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules
the process of creating protein molecules; involves the processes of transcription and translation
the process in which ribosomes in the cytoplasm synthesize proteins after the process of transcription of DNA to RNA to the cell's nucleus
the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of mRNA
threadlike structures of nucleic acids and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes
the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell with a more distinct form and function