This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 30 clues. Answers range from 3 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Enzyme that breaks down hydrogen bonds between DNA strands
Section of a gene sequence that is not expressed in the protein
Section of a gene sequence that is expressed in the protein
An enzyme that facilitates the joining of DNA strands in DNA replication, repair, and replication
Removes introns from a transcribed pre-mRNA
Initiates the starting point of DNA synthesis
Surname of famed scientist who Proposed that DNA was helix shaped
DNA___III works in a 5'-3' direction adding deoxyribonucleotides to the 3' ends of primers
Surname of Watson's main partner who shared the Nobel victory
Name of the biochemist who proposed a set of rules determining how DNA bases paired
___ bases are an integral component of a nucleotide
Releases tension that may build up in DNA strands by breaking phosphodiester bonds
Region of a gene controlling whether or not the gene is transcribed
Site of rRNA transcription and ribosomal subunit assembly
Place where translation occurs
Place where transcription occurs
Proteins binding to DNA activating or inhibiting transcription
Adenine nucleotides on the 3' end of mRNA that protects from degradation
A promoter sequence with many T and A nucleotides (30-35 base pairs)
A base, sugar, and phosphate group make up a ___
Poly-A-tail is degraded by ___
A sequence of three nucleotides corresponding to an amino acid
Found at the end of a transfer RNA molecule
A single strand containing Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine and Guanine nucleotides
Abrv. for what carries specific amino acids to ribosomes
A type of RNA which combines with proteins to form "snurps"
An organism's complete set of genetic material
Laboratory technique used to separate DNA, RNA or protein molecules related to the electrical charge and size
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Short segments of DNA nucleotides which are synthesized discontinuously