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Transformation |
Process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria. |
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Bacteriophage |
A virus that infects bacteria. |
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Nucleotide |
Monomer of nucleic acids made up of 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
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Base Pairing |
Principle that bonds in DNA can only form between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine.d |
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Chromatin |
Granular material visible within the nucleus; consists of DNA tightly coiled around proteins. |
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Histone |
Protein molecule around which DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin. |
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Replication |
Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA. |
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DNA Polymerase |
Enzyme involved in DNA replication that joins individual nucleotides to produce a DNA molecule. |
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Gene |
Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait. |
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Messenger RNA |
RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions for the assemble of amino acids into protein from DNA to the rest of the cell. |
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Ribosomal RNA |
Type of RNA that makes up the major part of ribosomes. |
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Transfer RNA |
Type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis. |
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Transcription |
Process in which part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complementary sequence in RNA. |
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RNA Polymerase |
Enzyme similar to DNA polymerase that binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription. |
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Promoter |
Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to bind to make RNA. |
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Intron |
Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein. |
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Exon |
Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein. |
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Codon |
Three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a singe amino acid. |
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Translation |
Decoding of mRNA message into a polypeptide chain. |
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Anticodon |
Group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon. |
