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Bio Ch.11
Ciara
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| virus | a package of nucleic acid wrapped in a protein coat |
| bacteriophage | virus that infects bacteria;also called a "phage" |
| dna | the heritable genetic information of an organism is stored in the molecule |
| nucleotides | the building blacks of nucleic acid polymers |
| nitrogenous base | a single or double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms with functional groups |
| pyrimidines | the bases thymine(T) and cytosine(C) are single-ring structures |
| purines | adenine(A) and guanine(G) are larger, double-ring structures |
| double helix | two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA |
| DNA replication | process of copying DNA |
| DNA polymerases | make the covalent bonds between the nucleotides of the new DNA strand |
| RNA | nucleic acid containing the sugar ribose |
| rRNA | RNA component of ribosomes |
| mutation | any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA |
| mutagens | physical or chemical gents that cause mutations |