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bacteriophage
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virus that infects bacteria
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base-pairing
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principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine
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DNA polymerase
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enzyme that "proofreads" new DNA that have little or no known function, but vary widely from one individual to another, in order to identify individuals
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DNA
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carries the genetic code
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double helix
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twisted ladder or spiral staircase
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nucleotide
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monomer of nucleic acids made up of 5-sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base
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phosphate
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when rocks and sediments gradually wear down
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replication
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copying processes by which a cell duplicates its DNA
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transformation
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process which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
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genes
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coded DNA instructions that control the production of proteins within the cell
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messenger RNA
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serve as "messengers" ftom DNA to the rest of the cell
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