Molecular Genentics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• protein : a molecule comprised of amino acids
• nitrogen base : four of these make up the final component of a nucleotide
• double helix : the shape of dna
• translation : the process of building a protein from a strand of rna
• ribosome : the site of translation in a cell
• genetics : the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
• ribonucleicacid : a nucleic acid present in all living cells. its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from dna for controlling the synthesis of proteins
• nucleotide : the structural component of dna (includes 3 parts)
• trait : a character or feature of an organism
• sugar : one of the components of a nucleotide. generally ends with “-ose”
• hydrogen bond : the bond that holds the nucleotides together
• transcription : the process of creating a copy of dna into rna
• nucleus : the control center of the cell that stores dna
• phosphate : another component of a nucleotide that contains phosphorus
• deoxyribonucleicacid : a molecule composed of two chains that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, and reproduction in living organisms