DNA and RNA are key to this puzzle that helps middle schoolers review basic protein synthesis terms like 'codon' and 'enzyme' with clear, simple clues.
Protein Synthesis and DNA Crossword Puzzle for High School is a hard crossword puzzle with 16 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Protein Synthesis and DNA Crossword Puzzle for High School
Challenge your understanding of advanced protein synthesis and DNA terminology in this hard-level biology crossword puzzle designed for high school students.
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- 1. Enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix during replication
- 2. Process of copying DNA into messenger RNA
- 3. Short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
- 5. Long chain of amino acids forming a protein precursor
- 9. Basic structural unit of DNA and RNA
- 11. Cellular organelle where proteins are synthesized
- 13. Non-coding RNA sequences removed during processing
- 15. Three-nucleotide sequence on mRNA specifying an amino acid
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- 4. Enzyme that synthesizes RNA from a DNA template
- 6. Permanent alteration in the DNA sequence
- 7. DNA sequence where RNA polymerase binds to start transcription
- 8. Process of decoding mRNA into a polypeptide
- 10. Complex of DNA and proteins forming chromosomes
- 12. Process of removing introns and joining exons in RNA
- 14. Triplet of bases on tRNA complementary to mRNA codon
- 16. Coding segments of RNA that remain after splicing
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