Unit 5 Crossword

process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
virus that infects bacteria
monomer of nucleic acids
principle that bonds DNA
granular material visible within the nucleus
globular protein molecule around which DNA is tightly coiled around chromatin
copying process by which a cell duplicates DNA
enzyme that proofreads new DNA strands
sequence of DNA that codes for a protein
RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions
type of RNA that makes up the major part of ribosomes
RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes
Part of a nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complementary sequence in RNA
binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription
region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to bind to make RNA
intervening sequence of DNA; does not code for protein
expressed sequence for DNA; codes for a protein
codes for a single amino acid
decoding of an mRNA message into a polypeptide chain
group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon
change in a DNA sequence
mutation that affects a single nucleotide
mutation that shifts the reading frame of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide
condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes
group of genes operating together
region of chromosome in an operon to which the repressor binds when the operon is turned off
cells become specialized in structure and function
a group of related genes that control the body plan of an embryo