3. Reproductive cells developed from cells in ovaries and testes
> Gamates
4. Structures contained within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that convert energy, derived from nutrients
> Mitochondria
5. Simple cell division; the process by which somatic cells divide to produce two identical daughter cells
> mitosis
6. The portion of the DNA that is responsible for making a complete protein or some other function
> Gene
7. The building blocks of proteins
> Amino acids
8. The exchange of genetic material between partner chromosomes during meiosis
> Recombination
9. Triplets of messenger RNA bases that code for specific amino acids during protein synthesis
> Codons
10. Structures composed of DNA and protein found only in the nuclei of cells
> Chromosomes
11. A cell formed by the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell
> Zygote
12. Three-dimensional molecules that serve a wide variety of functions through their ability to bind to other molecules
> protein
13. The type of RNA that binds to amino acids and transports them to the ribosome during protein synthesis
> tRNA
14. A form of RNA that is assembled on a sequence of DNA bases that carries the DNA code to the ribosome during protein synthesis
> mRNA
15. All the cells in the body except gametes (sperm and eggs)
> Somatic cells