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Package of nucleic acid wrapped in a protein coat
- reproduce by infecting a living cell w/ its genetic material
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| virus that infects bacteria |
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| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) |
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| where heritable genetic information is stored |
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building blocks of nucleic acid monomers
- ring shaped sugars called deoxyribose
- phosphate group (1phosphate w/ 4oxygen atoms)
- nitrogen base
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| twisting shape where two strands of nucleotides intertwine. |
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enzymes link nucleotides together to form daughter cells
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| make covalent bonds between the nucleotides of the new DNA strand |
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any nucleic acid whose sugar is ribose and not deoxyribose
- has a nitrogenous base of uracil (U) that paris w/ adenine
- forms single strand
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| DNA's nucleotide sequence converts to single-stranded RNA |
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converts nucleic acid to amino acid
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three bases that code one amino acid
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