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the process by which one strain of bacteria is apparently changed into another strain is called:
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transformation
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bacteriophages are:
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viruses
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DNA stays in the:
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nucleus.
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a codon is made up of:
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3 nucleotides
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unlike RNA which contains uracil, DNA contains:
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thymine
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DNA is wrapped around proteins called:
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histones
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The enzyme that allows the DNA to replicate is:
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DNA polymerase
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1st phase of protein synthesis:
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Transcription
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2nd phase of protein synthesis:
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Translation
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inversion and translocation are this type of mutation:
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chromosomal level
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deletion insertion and substitution are this type of mutation:
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nucleotide level
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the double helix of DNA is connected by:
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hydrogen bonds
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DNA when its not in chromosomes makes:
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chromatin
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these enable DNA to fold really tightly:
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nucleosomes
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a DNA strand and an RNA strand are:
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complementary
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the process where DNA is replicated:
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replication
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the process where amino acids are formed and dropped off on the protein chain:
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translation
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mutations that involve one nucleotide:
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point mutations
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mutations that affect all the nucelotides after the mutation:
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frameshift mutations
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in messenger RNA each codon specifies for a particular:
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amino acid
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changes in the DNA sequence that affect genetic information are:
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mutations
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an expressed gene is one that:
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codes for proteins.
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