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CH 9 V
Ch 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vaccine | A substance that is introduced into the body to produce immunity |
| Bacteriophage | A virus that infects bacteria |
| Nucleotide | Consists of a phosphate group, a sugar molecule, and a nitrogen base |
| Deoxyribose | A five-carbon sugar |
| Adenine | A nitrogen base that forms hydrogen bonds with thymine |
| Guanine | A nitrogen base that forms hydrogen bonds with cytosine |
| Cytosine | A nitrogen base that forms hydrogen bonds with guanine |
| Thymine | A nitrogen base that forms hydrogen bonds with adenine |
| Purines | A class of organic molecules, each having a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms |
| Pyrimidines | A class of organic molecules, each having a single ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms |
| helicases | A long DNA molecule that has about 100 replication forks during replication |
| DNA polymerases | Enzymes that have a proofreading role in DNA replication |
| Replication forks | Portions of DNA where the double helix separates during DNA replication |
| Eukaryotic DNA | A long DNA molecule that has about 100 replication forks during replication |
| Bacterial DNA | A circular DNA molecule that has two replication forks during replication |
| Double helix | Shape of a DNA moecule in which two strands of DNA are twisted around each other, like a winding staircase |