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DNA Vocabulary

Across
A sphere-shaped structure within the cytoplasm of a cell that is composed of RNA and protein and is the site of protein synthesis.
the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA
Guanine pairs with cytosine and adenine pairs with thymine
a nitrogen containing molecule that has the same chemical properties as a base
A conformation or shape describing a structure that typically consists of two matching helices intertwined
the process by which individual amino acids are connected to each other in a specific order dictated by the nucleotide sequence in DNA, which also involves the processes of transcription and translation.
This occurs when a DNA gene is damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene.
A polymer of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds.
Ribonucleic acid
The building block of nuclecic acids
Transfer RNA
A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides located on one end of transfer RNA
Down
Messenger RNA
genetic replication in which a double-stranded molecule of nucleic acid separates into two single strands
The process of copying and duplicating a DNA
The fundamental, physical, and functional unit of heredity
The specific hydrogen bonding between purines and pyrimidines in double stranded nucleic acids.
the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
A double-stranded nucleic acid that contains the genetic information for cell growth, division, and function.
The building block of protein
Ribosomal RNA, a molecular component of a ribosome
A set of three adjacent nucleotides, also called triplet, in mRNA that base-pair with the corresponding aniticodon