This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 21 clues. Answers range from 3 to 27 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What process has 2 DNA strands unzip, each being a template for complementary nucleotides to form new strands. This process creates 2 identical chromosomes/
What enzymes have topoisomerases that relax supercoiling: helicases that disrupt H-bonds between bases
What has a dimeric structure that each strand binds a parent strand? This travels toward 5' end of each parent strand, nucleotides added to 3' end of daughter strands
What strand is synthesized continuously?
What strand is synthesized in Okazaki Framents, 200-2000 bas pairs separated by 50 bp gaps
What is the single origin of replication; two replication forks move in opposite directions around chromosome
What has multiple linear chromosomes, is much larger than circular prokaryotice chromoasomes; is supercoiled around histone proteins, and has multiple origins of replication
What is numerous at ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, has one that is lost from ends of chromosome with each replication, and prevents damage to coding regions, when last one is lost, more replication causes chromosome damage?
What is the area of a eukaryotic chromosome with repeating bases? The two syste chromatids remain connected here until disjunction in mitosis or meiosis.
What is much shorter in eukaryotes because of differences in polymerases?
What is the process that takes DNA to RNA?
What are adjacent genes expressed together called?
What is the first step of Transcription?
What is the second step of Transcription?
What is the third and final step of Transcription?
What is mRNA translated to protein by ribosomes in cytoplasm?
What is mRNA posttranscriptionally modified by miRNA, moved from nucleus?
What are the noncoding sequences in primary mRNA, spliced out?
What are the coding sequences in primary mRNA?
What is every 3 nucleotides in mRNA? Each one of these codes for an amino acid
What determines amino acid attached to tRNA, complementary to mRNA codon?