Chapter 12 Flashcards
1
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transformation
A
process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
2
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bacteriophage
A
kind of virus that infects bacteria
3
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base pairing
A
principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine, or between guanine and cytosine.
(A-T C-G)
4
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replication
A
process of copying DNA prior to cell division
5
Q
DNA polymerase
A
principle enzyme involved in DNA replication
6
Q
telomere
A
repetitive DNA at the end of a eukaryotic chromosome
