Transcription, Translation, and Regulation Crossword

a protein that inhibits gene transcription
y-shaped region on replicating DNA where the parental strands are being unwound
a biologically functional molecule consisting of one or more polypeptides
the building block of a nucleic acid
a polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers that serves as a blueprint for proteins
a change in the nucleotide sequence of an organism's DNA
the synthesis of a polypeptide using the genetic information encoded in mRNA
the synthesis of RNA using a DNA template
a discontinuously synthesized DNA strand that elongates by means of Okazaki fragments
the new complementary DNA strand synthesized continuously along the template strand toward the replication fork
an enzyme that untwists the double helix of DNA
a noncoding sequence that is removed from the transcript during RNA processing
a sequence that remains in the RNA after RNA processing
the process by which a DNA molecule is copied
a linking enzyme essential for DNA replication
a three-nucleotide sequence that specifies a particular amino acid
a nucleotide triplet at one end of a tRNA molecule that pairs with a complementary codon