H: Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 30 clues. Answers range from 3 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
deoxyribonucleic acid
the monomer, building block in DNA
5 carbon sugar making up part of the nucleotide
nitrogen base including adenine & guanine
nitrogen base including thymine & cytosine
the bonding pattern between the nitrogen bases
the copying of DNA
DNA wrapped with proteins and fit into nucleus
protein DNA wraps around
DNA wrapped around histone
packed, coiled form of DNA
2 indentical copies of a chromosome attached
enzyme that joins nucleotides to produce strands of DNA and proofreads
ribonucleic acid
section of DNA that is coded instructinons to make proteins
production of a protein
first step in protein synthesis
second step in protein synthesis
enzyme used to copy DNA into mRNA
area of DNA that signals enzyme where to start
non-coded instruction for protein on DNA
coded instructions forprotein on DNA
mRNA language, determines amino acid
group of 3 bases on mRNA
group of 3 bases on tRNA that "check" for accuracy of amino acid
change in genetic material
a change in the gene (base)
changes in the whole chromosome
type of gene mutation where a change is made at a single point
area where the 2 DNA copies are held together until split
