Chapter 11;DNA Flashcards
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Bacteriophage
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Virus that infects bacteria
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Virus
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Package of nucleic acid wrapped in a protein coat that relies on the host to reproduce
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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Molecule responsible for inheritance
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Nitrogenous base
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Single or double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms;found in nucleic acids
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Pyrimidine
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Single ring nitrogenous base
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Purine
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Double ring nitrogen base
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Double helix
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Two strands of nucleotides wound about each other;structure of DNA
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DNA replication
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Process of copying DNA molecules
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DNA polymerase
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Enzyme that makes the covalent bonds between the nucleotides of new DNA strands
