Chapter 8 Microbiology

Vocab for Microbiology

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3' (3-Prime)
Hydroxyl End (-OH)
5' (5-Prime)
Phosphate End ( -P)
Adenine
"A" nitrogen base nucleotide
Aminoacyl-Site (A-site)
Active Site - site on ribosome where codon of mRNA match anti-codon of tRNA during elongation
Anticodon
3 RNA nucleotides by which a tRNA recognizes an mRNA codon indicating correct amino acid.
Antiparallel
Runs in opposite direction
Bacterial chromosome
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Chromosome
Cellular stuctures composed of genes
Coding triplet
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Codon
Sequence of 3 RNA nucleotides on mRNA that specifies a single amina acid
Complementary
Because of specific base pairing, the base sequence of one DNA strand determines the base sequence of the other strand
Constitutive
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Continuous strand
Leading Strand - forms continuousley in 5' to 3' direction towards the rep. fork
Cytosine
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Deoxyribonucleotides
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