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AH CHAPTER 12 VOCAB

Chapter 12 Vocabulary Words DNA

TermDefinition
Transformation Process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
Bacteriophage Kind of virus that infects bacteria
Base pairing Principal that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine.
Replication Process of copying DNA prior to cell division
DNA polymerase Principal enzyme involved in DNA replication
Telomere Repetitive DNA at the end of a eukaryotic chromosome
Helix Something spiral in form
Prokaryotic DNA Normally a circular strand of DNA
Rosalind Franklin Used X-Ray diffraction to determine the structure of DNA
Watson and Crick Built the first DNA model
Nucleotide Building blocks of DNA
Chargaff's Rule Adenine binds with Thymine and Guanine binds with Cytosine
Griffith's experiments Worked with strains of bacteria and mice
Hershey-Chase experiment Worked with radioactive labeling of protein and DNA
Replication Fork Place on the DNA molecule that is opened up for replication
DNA Helicase Enzyme that unzips the DNA molecule during DNA Replication
Cytosine This base always bonds to Guanine
Adenine This base always bonds to Thymine
Guanine This base always bonds to Cytosine
Thymine This base always bonds Adenine
Avery Scientist that proved transformation in bacteria
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