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Biology Unit 6 ONHS

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Trait Distinguishing Characteristic (eye color)
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid - a molecule that stores genetic information for all organisms
Heritable When something can be passed from parent to offspring
Genetics The study of biological inheritance patterns and variations.
Bacteriophage Viruses that infect bacteria
Nucleotide The subunit (monomer) of DNA, there are 4 of them.
Thymine A nucleotide, abbreviated "T"
Cytosine A nucleotide, abbreviated "C"
Adenine A nucleotide, abbreviated "A"
Guanine A nucleotide, abbreviated "G"
The 2 Structures of Bacteriophage A DNA molecule and a Protein Coat
Hershey and Chase tagged their experiments with what 2 elements? Radioactive Sulfur and Radioactive Phosphorus
Double Helix The ribbon-like shape of DNA
The Sugar-Phosphate Backbone: Is this Inside or Outside of DNA Outside
Inside DNA, a base with two rings always pairs with? A base with one ring
Replication I process in the "S" phase of the cell cycle where DNA is copied.
Helicase An enzyme that "unzips" DNA for it to be copied.
Base substitution A mutation that happens at a single place in the DNA, an error in DNA replication.
Gene A piece of DNA that gives instructions to a cell.
Protein Synthesis A flow if information from DNA to Proteins
Transcription The first step in constructing proteins from DNA, where DNA makes mRNA
Translation The second step in constructing proteins from DNA, where mRNA makes the Protein
RNA A messenger that carries information from DNA
Ribosomes organelles that are made of rRNA and proteins that float in the cytoplasm.
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