DNA Teminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• deoxyribose: a sugar molecule found in a nucleotide of dna
• peptidebond: the name of the bond that forms between amino acids in a protein molecule
• uracil: nitrogenous base found only in rna molecules
• nucleotide: the building blocks (or monomers) of nucleic acid
• dna replication: the process during which a dna molecule makes an exact copy (replica)
• inter phase: the phase of meiosis through which dna replication takes place.
• dna profile :an arrangement of black bars representing dna fragments of the person.
• protein synthesis: the process by which proteins are made in each cell of an organism.
• centromere: structure joining two threads of a chromosome
• base pairing: a bonds with t and g bonds with c in a dna molecule to ensure the precision of dna replication
• amino acid: the basic building block of a protein molecule
• monomer : a single unit that makes up a larger molecule
• polymer: a large molecule which is formed from many small molecule(monomers)
• mutation: a sudden and relatively permanent gene/ chromosomal change
• ribosomalrna: form the ribosomes and produces the proteins, based on the information received from the trna
• genome: all the genes present in an organism
• transferrna: has anticodon which codes for a specific amino acid
• nuclear popres: openings in the nuclear membrane that allows mrna to leave the nucleus
• ribose: the type of sugar found in an rna molecule
• 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