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SS-Bio23 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| molecular biology | The investigation of life at the level of its individual molecules. |
| nucleotide | The building block of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA, consisting of a phosphate group, a sugar comma, and a nitrogen-containing base. |
| DNA polymerase | An enzyme that is active in DNA replication, separating strands of DNA, bringing bases to the parental strands, and correcting errors by removing and replacing incorrect base pairs. |
| mutation | A permanent alteration in a DNA base sequence. |
| point mutation | A mutation of a single base-pair in a genome. |
| germ-line cell | A cell that becomes an egg or a sperm cell. |
| somatic cell | Any cell that is not and will not become an egg or sperm cell. |