Crossword CPA #12

Question 1

conjugation

Answer 1

process in which a bacteria cell can receive new DNA through a sex pilus

Question 2

missense

Answer 2

type of mutation that results in a single amino acid change

Question 2

missense

Answer 2

type of mutation that results in a single amino acid change

Question 3

phage

Answer 3

virus that infects bacteria

Question 4

mutation

Answer 4

a change in nucleotides

Question 5

AUG

Answer 5

start codon

Question 6

TRANSDUCTION

Answer 6

process in which a bacteria cell can receive new DNA from a bacteriophage

Question 7

anticodon

Answer 7

RNA sequence found in tRNAs

Question 8

silent

Answer 8

type of mutation that has no change on amino acid sequence

Question 9

nonsense

Answer 9

type of mutation that results in an early stop codon

Question 10

transformation

Answer 10

process in which a bacteria cell can pick up DNA from the solution it is in

Question 11

mutagen

Answer 11

physical or chemical agents that can cause a change in your nucleotide sequence

Question 12

frameshift

Answer 12

type of mutation that causes every amino acid after the mutation point to be different

Question 13

termination

Answer 13

step in translation in which the ribosome reaches one of the three possible codons that indicates that the protein is complete

Question 14

tRNA

Answer 14

molecules used in translation that contain anticodons and amino acids

Question 15

codon

Answer 15

three mRNA nucleotides that match up to a particular amino acid

Question 16

ribosomes

Answer 16

make proteins