DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis! Crossword

________is the molecule of heredity meaning it allows information to be passed from generation to generation.
One of the four nitrogen bases in DNA; pairs with Adenine and is replaced by uracil in the molecule RNA.
1st process/step in protein synthesis; creates mRNA.
_________________is the assembly of amino acids (by RNA) into proteins.
There are 4 ______________in DNA; Thymine, Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine.
One of the four nitrogen bases in DNA; pairs with Thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA.
Each _____________ is made up of DNA tightly coiled many times.
One of the four nitrogen bases in DNA; pairs with guanine.
_____ is a nucleic acid messenger between DNA and ribosomes.
One of the four nitrogen bases in DNA; pairs with cytosine.
A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
Two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA.
Control center of the cell that contains DNA.
A change in a gene or chromosome.
Cells uniquely suited to perform a particular function; specific.
Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA.
Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced.
Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.
Mutation that involves the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide in the DNA sequence.
Gene mutation involving changes in one or a few nucleotides.