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Biol219 Ch 18 Vocab
Cell Biology Becker World of the Cell
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genes | information is transmitted in the form of distinct units |
| genetic transformation | the nonpathogenic R bacteria were somehow converted into pathogenic S bacteria by a substance present in the heat-killed S bacteria that had been co-injected |
| Bacteriophages | viruses that infect bacteria. |
| Chargaff ’s rules | This meant that the number of purines is equal to the number of pyrimidines |
| double helix | two intertwined strands |
| complementary | base sequence of the opposing chain; |