Description

The building blocks of the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Every nucleotide is made of a Sugar, a Phosphate, and a Nitrogen base (ESPN)
The part of a nucleotide that is composed of rings of nitrogen. The possible bases are Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Uracil.
The 3-D shape of DNA, looks like a twisted ladder in which the sides are made up of the sugar and phosphate parts of the nucleotide and the rungs are made up of the nitrogen bases bonded together.
States that in a molecule of DNA, the amount of adenine equals the amount of thymine and the amount of cytosine equals the amount of guanine. (A=T, C=G)
Refers to the strand of DNA that is bonded to, or matches, the template strand of DNA
The process by which a cell creates a copy of a DNA molecule. This process occurs in the nucleus of the cell during the S phase of interphase.
Describes the process by which a cell makes a copy of its' DNA in such a way that each new DNA molecule is made of one original strand and one new strand... ½ old and ½ new.
A three letter sequence on an mRNA molecule that codes for a specific amino acid.
A three letter sequence on a tRNA molecule that is a complement to the codon and helps the tRNA molecule to line up correctly with the mRNA
"messenger" RNA - molecule that carries the instructions from the DNA in the nucleus out to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm.
"transfer" RNA - molecule that carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome so they can be assembled into proteins
In the nucleus, the process by which a molecule of mRNA is made from DNA. DNA → mRNA
In the ribosome, the process by which the code on mRNA is used to assemble amino acids into proteins. mRNA → protein
A permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

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