DNA Replication & the Genome Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Genetics & DNA has 34 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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This enzyme severs the hydrogen bonds between complementary bases.
This strand is synthesized in a continuous manner.
Synthesis of this strand requires frequent DNA Polymerase I activity.
British scientist who helped reveal the structure of DNA. (first and last)
Form the basic structure of DNA and RNA.
The structure of this nitrogenous base is identical to uracil methylated at the 5th carbon.
This nitrogenous base is found in RNA, but not DNA.
Type of sugar found in RNA nucleotides.
A double-ring nitrogenous base.
This functional group is present at the 5' end of a nucleic acid.
This functional group is present at the 3' end of a nucleic acid.
This enzyme replaces RNA primers with DNA
Lagging strand synthesis occurs away from this component of the replication bubble
DNA base pairs connect with one another using this type of chemical bond.
This scientist discovered the two rules underlying complementary base pairing (last name only).
Type of protein around which DNA is loosely coiled.
What is the DNA strand complementary to ATCGGTAAT?
This enzyme mediates one of the last steps of DNA synthesis.
This enzyme is required to provide a point of origin for DNA synthesis to begin.
This scientist's work supported the discontinuous replication hypothesis. (last name only)
This enzyme performs the majority of DNA synthesis on both leading and lagging strands.
Abbreviation for the proteins that prevent separated DNA strands from closing.
Method of replication that produces two identical DNA molecules each containing one of the original strand and one new strand.
Enzyme that adds more repeating bases to the end of the lagging strand.
DNA polymerase can also function as this type of enzyme, by detecting a mismatched base and replacing it.
This DNA repair mechanism can recognize an error in DNA and repair the incorrect section.
This type of radiation can induce DNA double strand breaks.
These repair pathways sense and repair damaged DNA.
This type of mutation results from a single change in the DNA nucleotide sequence.
Heritable chemical changes to histone proteins and DNA that can affect the proteome.
3' and 5' functional groups are bound together by this type of bond.
A region of DNA that encodes for a specific function.
This type of DNA mutation doesn't change the final amino acid sequence of a protein.
This type of mutation can result in a completely different amino acid sequence of the final protein.

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