Genetics Key Words I had to make a crossword for my biology homework... here it is. 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyDNA, genetics and evolutionA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Peter WhiteCreated on: 26-11-12 23:08 A sequence of DNA nucelotides that code for a polypeptide Genes 1 of 14 Three bases of DNA that code for one amino acid Triplet 2 of 14 A template formed from the DNA mRNA 3 of 14 When a strand of mRNA is formed from the DNA Transcription 4 of 14 Three bases of mRNA that codes for one amino acid Codon 5 of 14 The strand of DNA used for making protein Reference Strand 6 of 14 A change in the amount or structure of DNA Mutation 7 of 14 The formation of polypeptides from the mRNA base sequence Translation 8 of 14 A molecule that attaches amino acids to a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis tRNA 9 of 14 A segment of bacteria DNA which codes for the molecules used to break down lactose lac Operon 10 of 14 When a substitution of a base in the DNA results in no change to the amino acid produced Silent 11 of 14 When a substitution of a base in the DNA results in the change of structure and function of the polypeptide chain produced Missense 12 of 14 When a substitution of a base in the DNA changes the sequence of bases making it now code for a stop codon Nonsense 13 of 14 The name of the effect that the deletion of a base causes Frameshift 14 of 14
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