| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Transformation | Process in which one strain of bacteria changes into another one |
| Bacteriophage | Virus that infects bacteria |
| Histone | Protein that DNA wraps around in eukaryotic chromosomes |
| Replication | Process in which DNA makes a copy of itself |
| DNA polymerase | The principal enzyme involved in DNA replication |
| Promoter | Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to bind to make RNA |
| Introns | Sections of RNA molecules that are not involved in coding for proteins |
| Codon | Three nucleotides that specify a single amino acid to be added to a polypeptide |
| Mutation | A change in the genetic material |
| Polyploidy | Condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes |
| Operon | A group of genes that operate together |
| Differentiation | Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function |
| Nucleotide | made up of three parts: a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
| Base Pairing | the principal that states that hydrogen bonds can form only between certain bases in DNA |
| Chromatin | Eukaryotic chromosomes that contain both DNA and protein tightly packed together to form a substance. |
| Transcription | The process that RNA molecules are produced by copying part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA into a complementary sequence in RNA |
| RNA Poleramase | The Enzyme that uses one strand of DNA as a template to assemble nucleotides into a strand of RNA. |
| Exons | After introns have been cut out of RNA molecules, the remaining pieces called Blank are spliced together |
| Translation | The decoding of an mRNA message into a protein is called |
| Anti-Codon | The three bases on the tRNA molecule that are complementary to one of the mRNA codons are called. |
| Operator | when the lac repressor protein binds to the blank, the lac operon is turned off. |
| Hox Genes | A series of genes, called blank, controles the development of organs and tissues in various parts of an embryo |
| Griffith | the transforming factor are genes |
| Avery | genes are composed of DNA |
| Hershey and Chase | The genetic material of the bacteriophage was DNA, not protein |
| Watson and Crick | Made model of DNA, Double Helix. |
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