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biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transformation | process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria |
| bacteriophage | virus that infects bacteria |
| nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
| base pairing | principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine |
| chromatin | |
| histone | |
| replication | |
| DNA polymerase | |
| gene | |
| messenger RNA | |
| ribosomal RNA | |
| Transfer RNA | |
| transcription | |
| RNA polymerase | |
| Promoter | |
| intron | |
| exon | |
| codon | |
| translation | |
| anticodon | |
| mutation | |
| point mutation | |
| frameshift mutation | |
| polyploidy | |
| operon | |
| operator | |
| differentiation | |
| hox gene |