Chapter 9 Vocab. Crossword

The molecules that carry the body's genetic information
A substance composed of a large number of atoms. These atoms are usually arranged in repeating units, or monomers
A repeating unit of DNA consisting of one of four bases- adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine- attached to a phosphate- sugar group
A threadlike structure in the cell nucleus composed of DNA long which the genes are located
Polymers of amino acids that play basic roles in the structure and function of living things
The building blocks of proteins
The order of bases on all twenty-three pairs of human chromosomes
The synthesis of new DNA from existing DNA
A technique for separating molecules through their migration on a support medium under the influence of an electrical potential
A short strand of DNA used to target a region of DNA for replication by PCR
A technique that simultaneously detects more than one DNA marker in a single analysis
Small structures outside the nucleus that supply energy to the cell
A procedure used to determine the order of the base pairs that constitute DNA
One -trillionth of a gram, or 0.000000001 gram
An unstained object adjacent to an area on which biological material has been deposited
Cells from the inner cheek lining
Short tandem repeats located on the human Y chroosome
A religion of a DNA molecule that contains short segments of three to seven repeating base pairs
chemical that acts as scissors to cut DNA molecules at specific locations