Biology Vocabulary (` ω ´) Week 4 Crossword

The fundamental, physical, and functional unit of heredity
A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA
A compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group
Either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA
The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria are composed
The process of duplicating or producing an exact copy of a polynucleotide strand such as DNA
An RNA molecule transcribed from the DNA of a gene, and from which a protein is translated by the action of ribosomes
A molecular component of a ribosome, the cell's essential protein factory
Small RNA molecules that carry amino acids to the ribosome for polymerization into a polypeptide
The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA
An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of an RNA strand from a DNA template
A sequence of three nucleotides that together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule
The process in which ribosomes in a cell's cytoplasm create proteins
The changing of the structure of a gene
The division of a cell into two daughter cells with the same genetic material
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
The cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis, bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication of its DNA to produce two daughter cells
The resting phase between successive mitotic divisions of a cell, or between the first and second divisions of meiosis
The first stage of cell division
The second stage of cell division
The stage of meiotic or mitotic cell division in which the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle
The final phase of cell division
A minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division