DNA Flashcards
1
Q
transformation
A
process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
2
Q
bacteriophage
A
kind of virus that infects bacteria
3
Q
base pairing
A
principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine
4
Q
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
