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Chapter 12 Vocab qui

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process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from one another strain of bacteria   show
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virus that infects bacteria   show
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show nucleotide  
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principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine   show
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granular material visible within the nucleus; consists of DNA tightly coiled around proteins   show
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show histone  
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copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA   show
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show DNA polymerase  
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show gene  
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show messenger RNA  
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type of RNA that makes up the major part of ribosomes   show
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type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis   show
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show transcription  
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enzyme similar to DNA polymerase that binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription   show
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show promoter  
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show intron  
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show exon  
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three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a single amino acid   show
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show translation  
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group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an RNA codon   show
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change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information   show
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show point mutation  
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mutation that shifts the "reading" frame of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide   show
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show polyploidy  
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group of genes operating together   show
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show operator  
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show differentation  
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series of genes that controls the organs and tissues that develop in various parts of an embryo   show
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