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daylahs chapter 9
chapter 9 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vaccine | a substace that is prepared from killed or weakened disease causing agents, including certain bacteria |
| virulent | able to cause disease |
| transformation | change in genotype caused when cells take up foreign genetic material |
| bacteriophage | a virus that infects bacteria |
| double velix | two strands twisted around each other |
| nucleotides | subunits taht make up DNA |
| deoxribose | DNA'S full name |
| base-pairing rules | supported by Chargaffs oservation |
| complementary base pairs | strictness of base-pairing results in two strands |
| DNA replication | making a copy of DNA |
| DNA helicases | open by breaking hydrogen bonds that link the complementary nitrogen base between two strands |
| replication fork | double helics with Y shapes |
| DNA polymerases | move along DNA strands |