DNA Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• multiplexing : simultaneously detects more than one dna marker in a single analysis
• serology : study of antigen-antibody reactions
• human genome : order of bases on all 23 pairs of human chromosomes
• restriction enzyme : chemical that acts as scissors to cut dna at specific locations
• chromosome : threadlike structure in the nucleus, along which the genes are located
• nucleotide : repeating unit of dna consisting of a base attached to a sugar-phosphate group
• polymer : a substance composed of a large number of atoms
• sequencing : procedure to determine the order of base pairs in dna
• amino acids : building blocks of proteins
• amelogenin gene : genetic locus for determining sex
• mitochondria : structures outside the nucleus that supply energy to the cell
• gene : basic unit of heredity, consisting of a dna segment located on a chromosome
• hybridization : process of joining 2 complimentary strands of dna
• short tandem repeat : dna molecule that contains 3-7 repeating base pairs
• deoxyribonucleic acid : molecules that carry the body's genetic information
• epithelial cells : outer layer of skin cells
• replication : synthesis of new dna from existing dna
• buccal cells : cells from inner cheek lining
• primer : short strand of dna used to target a region of dna for replication by pcr
• allele : any of several alternative forms of a gene