Words Worth Knowing
Transformation- When one strand of bacteria turns into another by a gene or genes. Nucleotides- Subuite where nucleic acids are made; made up of a -carbon sugar, a phophate group, and a nitrogenous base. Nucleic Acids- macromolecules that contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. Base-pairing- principle that bonds in DNA and can only form between thymine and adenine and guanine and cytisine. Double-helix- Structure of DNA. DNA- Stands for deoxyribonucleic acid; set of nongenetic traits, qualities, or features characterizing a person or thing. RNA- Stands for ribonucliec acid; single-stranded molecule trenscribed from DNA in the nucleus, mitochondrion or chloroplast. mRNA-Messenger RNA tRNA- Transfer RNA Transcription- synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template. Translation- Process where the sequence of bases of an mRNA in converted into the sequence of amino acids of a protein. Genes- DNA code that determines a trait; factor that is the parent passes to the offspring. Chromosomes- Threadlike structure of protein and DNA that contains genetic information.
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