Term
|
Definition
| Is when one strain of bacteria is permanently changed into another. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
A virus that infects bacteria.
"Bacteria Eater" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Long molecule made up of units. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Hydrogen bonds between two nitrogen bases to hold the two strands of DNA together. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| DNA and protein packed closely together in eukaryotic cells. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Proteins that DNA is tightly coiled around. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A copying processes that duplicates DNA. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Enzyme in DNA replication. It joins individual nucleotides to form DNA. ("glue"). |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Coded DNA instructions that control production of proteins in a cell. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
mRNA
RNA molecules that carry copies of the instructions from DNA to the rest of the cell. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| RNA in ribosomes, where proteins are assembled. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
tRNA
RNA that transfers amino acid to the ribosome. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
A process in with RNA molecules are
created by copying part of DNA into a
complementary sequence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Enzyme that holds together the nucleotides in RNA. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Signals in DNA that tell the enzyme where to start and stop making RNA. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A sequence of nucleotides in the DNA of eukaryotic cells that are not used to code proteins. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| DNA sequences that code for protein. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Three-letter "word" in mRNA.
Consists of three consecutive nucleotides that specify a single amino acid that is to be added to a polypeptide chain. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| During translation, the cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Bases complementary to the mRNA codon. |
|
|
