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Transformation
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Process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria.
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Bacteriophage
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Virus that infects bacteria.
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Nucleotide
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Monomer of nucleic acid made up of a 5-carbon sugar.
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Base Pairing
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Principle that bonds with DNA.
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Chromatin
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Granular material visible within the nucleus.
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Histone
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Protein molecule around which DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin.
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Replication
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Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA.
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DNA Polymerase
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Enzyme involved in DNA replication.
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Gene
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Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait.
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Messenger RNA
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RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions.
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Ribosomal RNA
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Are made of several dozens of protein.
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Transfer RNA
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Type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.
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Transcription
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Loss of water from a plant through its leaves.
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RNA Polymerase
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Is similar to DNA that requires enzyme.
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Promoters
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Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to bind to make RNA.
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