This easy crossword puzzle helps kids in grades 3-5 learn about protein synthesis and DNA basics with common words and simple clues.
Cellular Secrets and Genetic Threads is a medium 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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Cellular Secrets and Genetic Threads
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- 1. Prefix relating to color, often linked to genetic carriers
- 3. Essential element in amino acids and nucleic acids
- 6. To change in order to survive in a particular environment
- 8. Group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
- 9. Process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells
- 12. Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- 15. Basic structural unit of all living organisms
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- 2. Interaction where molecules attach to specific sites
- 4. Jelly-like fluid inside a cell where organelles reside
- 5. Structures composed of tissues that perform specific functions
- 7. Short for process plants use to convert light into chemical energy
- 10. Small sac used to transport materials within cells
- 11. Large biomolecules consisting of amino acids, essential for body functions
- 13. Group of similar cells working together for a function
- 14. Protein catalyst that speeds up biochemical reactions
- 16. One of two or more versions of a gene
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