This easy crossword puzzle helps kids in grades 3-5 learn about protein synthesis and DNA basics with common words and simple clues.
Protein Synthesis and DNA Crossword Puzzle for High School is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 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 concepts with this hard-level crossword puzzle designed for 9th–12th graders.
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- 1. Complex of DNA and proteins forming chromosomes
- 2. Chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
- 4. Process converting mRNA code into a polypeptide chain
- 6. Enzyme sealing nicks in DNA during replication
- 7. DNA sequence controlling gene expression levels
- 9. Agent that causes changes in DNA sequence
- 10. DNA sequence initiating RNA polymerase binding
- 13. Coding segments of RNA that remain after splicing
- 15. Non-coding RNA sequences removed during processing
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- 3. Synthesis of RNA from a DNA template strand
- 5. Enzyme synthesizing nucleic acid chains
- 8. Polyadenylated sequences added to 3' end of mRNA
- 11. Spiral structure of the DNA molecule
- 12. Three-nucleotide sequence on tRNA complementary to mRNA codon
- 14. Cellular organelle where protein synthesis occurs
- 16. Triplet of nucleotides coding for an amino acid
- 17. Modified nucleotide added to 5' end of mRNA for stability
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