DNA: Code of Life Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• helix: coiled shape of a dna molecule
• rna: the type of nucleic acid that occurs as a single strand
• replication: the formation of an exact copy of the dna in a cell
• cytoplasm: that part of the protoplasm outside the nucleus
• gene: segment of a chromosome that controls each characteristic/a unit of sequenced pieces of dna that carry the genetic information that will determine the hereditary characteristics of an organism
• hereditary: characteristics that are passed from parents to offspring
• chromosome: a structure made of two chromatids joined by a centromere that carries the hereditary characteristics within the dna
• nucleolus: structure in the nucleus responsible for forming ribosomal rna
• nucleoplasm: that part of the protoplasm within the nucleus
• chromatid: the individual threads that form a chromosome
• ribosome: the organelle in the cytoplasm which is the site of protein synthesis
• transcription: the stage of protein synthesis during which mrna forms from dna
• chromatin: tangled network of chromosomes located within the nucleus
• cytosine: the base that pairs off with guanine
• thymine: the base that pairs off with adenine
• hydrogenbonds: the chemical bonds which links base pairs in the dna molecule
• enzyme: a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction/a catalyst
• codon: the three adjacent bases found on a mrna molecule
• anticodon: the three adjacent bases found on a trna molecule that will determine which amino will be brought to the ribosome