DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis Crossword Puzzle

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  • codon : set of three bases
  • deoxyribose : a sugar derived from ribose by replacing a hydroxyl group with hydrogen.
  • dna : type macro molecule know a nucleic acid.
  • adenine : a purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded dna.
  • nucleotide : a compound consisting of a nucleosides linked to a phosphate group.
  • thymine : a pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded dna
  • polypeptide : built from a large number of amino acids.
  • uracil : in dna its place taken by thymine.
  • amino acid : the building blocks of all biological proteins.
  • transcription : the first step of the central dogma involves the synthesis of mrna from dna in process
  • ribosome : a sphere- shaped structure within the cytoplasm of the cell that is composed of rna and protein and is the site of protein synthesis.
  • guanine : a compound that occurs in guano and fish scales.
  • translation : once the mrna is synthesized and processed, it moves to the ribosome.
  • antidon : opposite codon
  • rna : a nucleid acid present in all living cell.
  • cytosine : it is paired with guanine in double-stranded dna.
  • ribose : where does the mrna travel to
  • double helix : the shape of dna.