DNA and RNA Vocabulary Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 13 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Receives the genetic code from the DNA and uses it to assemble amino acids into proteins
A 5-carbon sugar
A nitrogen base found only in RNA; only pairs with adenine
Formation of proteins using information coded on DNA and carried out by RNA. It is the assembly of amino acids into a specific protein
Process in which part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complementary sequence of RNA
Decoding of a mRNA message into an amino acid chain forming a protein.
A 3 nucleotide sequence on mRNA that codes for a single amino acid.
A group of 3 bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon
Type of RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell.
Type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.
Type of RNA molecule that makes up the major part of a ribosome.
Change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information
The sequence of DNA that directs the formation of a protein and thus determines a trait.