Crossword

Question 1

Insulin

Answer 1

For diabetic patients

Can be synthesized by bacteria that have undergone recombinant DNA process

Question 2

Termination

Answer 2

Final phase of translation

Amino acid released from ribosome

Question 3

Deletion

Answer 3

Gene mutation where nucleotide is removed from a gene

Question 4

Hydrogen bonds

Answer 4

Form between nitrogenous bases in DNA molecule

Question 5

RNA

Answer 5

Single stranded molecule

Question 6

Transcription

Answer 6

Creating an mRNA strand from a DNA molecule

Question 7

Double helix

Answer 7

Shape of DNA molecule

Question 8

Vector

Answer 8

Something that can get DNA from one species into the cells of another species
Eg. Virus

Question 9

Mutagen

Answer 9

Any factor that causes mutation

Question 10

Substitution

Answer 10

Gene mutation where one nucleotide is replaced by a different nucleotide

Question 11

Nucleic acid

Answer 11

DNA and RNA

Question 12

Replication

Answer 12

Process of DNA making copies of itself

Question 13

Initiation

Answer 13

First phase of translation where mRNA and first tRNA join up with small ribosomal subunit

Question 14

Nucleus

Answer 14

DNA is found here of eukaryotic cells

Question 15

Polysome/ poly ribosome

Answer 15

Many ribosomes can be translating a single mRNA strand at the same time

Question 16

RNA polymerase

Answer 16

Enzyme that adds nucleotides to the growing strand during transcription

Question 17

Purine

Answer 17

Nitrogenous base with double ring structure

Question 18

Histones

Answer 18

Proteins that associate with DNA to form chromosomes

Question 19

Helicase

Answer 19

Enzyme that “unzips” DNA strand during replication

Question 20

Nucleotide

Answer 20

A DNA subunit made up of 3 components

Question 21

Anticodon

Answer 21

3 letter sequence of tRNA that is complimentary to mRNA codon

Question 22

tRNA

Answer 22

Type of RNA that delivers amino acids to ribosomes

Question 23

Chromosomal deletions

Answer 23

Occur when entire portions of chromosomes are removed

Question 24

Mutation

Answer 24

A change in the base-pair sequence of a DNA molecule