Microbial Genetics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• conjugation: the process by which bacteria exchange genetic material via a pilus?
• gene: a segment of dna that encodes a functional product?
• plasmid: a small, circular piece of dna in bacteria that is separate from the chromosomal dna?
• transcription: the process by which rna is synthesized from a dna template?
• rna polymerase: the enzyme responsible for synthesizing rna?
• chromosome: the structure that carries genetic information in cells?
• transformation: the process by which bacteria take up foreign dna from the environment?
• replication: the process of dna copying itself before cell division?
• bacteriophage: a virus that infects bacteria?
• ribosome: the structure responsible for protein synthesis in cells?
• operon: a segment of dna that regulates gene expression in bacteria?
• transduction: the transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another via a bacteriophage?
• pilus: the structure that allows the direct transfer of genetic material between bacteria?
• mutation: a change in an organism's genetic material that results in a new trait?
• mrna: the molecule that carries genetic instructions from dna to the ribosome for protein synthesis?
• transposon: a mobile genetic element that can move within and between genomes?
• insertion mutation: a mutation that results in the insertion of extra nucleotides into a gene?
• microbial genetics: the study of genes and heredity in microorganisms?
• promoter: the sequence that marks the start of gene transcription?
• helicase: the enzyme that helps to unzip the dna helix during replication?