| Question |
Answer |
| virulent | Disease causing.. |
| pyrimidine | Thymine and cytosine belong to this group. |
| bacteriophage | A virus that infects bacteria. |
| transformation | Transfering genetic material from one organism to another. |
| purines | Adenine and guanine are two ringed versions of this type of molecule. |
| base pairing rules | A=T and C=G are examples of this |
| deoxyribose | The sugar found in DNA |
| nucleotide | This consists of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base. |
| nitrogenous bases | Adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine are examples. |
| base sequence | The order of nitrogenous bases on a chain of DNA |
| complementary base pairs | Pairs of bases are called this because they join together in a unique way. |
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