Chapter 4C Vocabulary Activity

Name______Class______Date______Activity Chapter 4C Vocabulary Activity

Unraveling Genes After you finish reading the chapter, try this puzzle! Solve the clues and unscramble the letters to fill in the blanks. Then read the final clue and fill in the boxes to unravel the secret message. 1. Molecule that carries our hereditary information: NAD

2. Subunit of DNA: DEINEUCLOT

3. Nucleotide base known as A: ENIDANE

4. Complement of base in question 3: TIEHYMN

5. Nucleotide base known as G: NEGUNIA

6. Complement of base in question 5: YOSTINCE

7. Organelle that makes proteins: MOOSERIB

8. A molecule that helps build new proteins by copying DNA: ARN

Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. Holt Science and Technology 60 Genes and DNA Name______Class______Date______Vocabulary Activity continued 9. Changes in the number, type, or order of DNA bases: NUTATOMI

10. Analysis of fragments of DNA as a form of identification (two words): INDINIGNGERPFNRITA

11. Genes are located in these bundles that are found in the nucleus of most cells: SHROCOMEMOS

12. Genetic engineering may repair or change: NEGSE

Fill in the missing letters and finish the secret message. 13. The shape Rosalind Franklin uncovered with her X-ray diffraction and Watson and Crick memorialized in a model: