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Chapter 9 Vocab.!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vaccine | substance that is prepared from killed or weakened disease-causing agents |
| virulent | able to cause disease |
| transformation | change in genotype caused when cells take up foreign genetic material |
| bacteriophage | virus that infects bacteria |
| double helix | two strands twisted around each other |
| nucleotide | subunits that make up DNA |
| deoxyribose | DNA gets its full name from it |
| base-pairing rules | adenine always pairs with thymine; guanine always pairs with cytosine |
| complementary base pairs | the strictness of base-pairing results in two strands |
| DNA replication | process of making a copy of DNA |
| DNA helicase | enzymes that make DNA replication happen |
| replication fork | areas where double helix seperates |
| DNA polymerases | enzymes that move along each DNA strands |