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Biology Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Across
Changing of the structure of a gene
Process in which ribosomes in the cytoplasm or endoplasmic reticulum synthesize proteins after the process of transcription of DNA to RNA in the cell's nucleus
The end of a chromosome
Sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule
Process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA
Process by which foreign genetic material is taken up by a cell
Region of the genome that ends up within an mRNA molecule
Chain of linked Amino acids; a protein
Offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds
Observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes
A nucleic acid present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA
Down
Corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA
Scientific study of genes and heredity
Biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule
Segment of a DNA or RNA molecule which does not code for proteins and interrupts the sequence of genes
Viruses that infect and replicate only in bacterial cells
Basic unit of heredity passed from parent to child
Type of inheritance in which two versions of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual
Specific characteristic of an individual
A region of DNA upstream of a gene where relevant proteins bind to initiate transcription of the gene