What is the process that involves separating the DNA molecule into two strands, each of which serves as a template to assemble a new complementary strand.
DNA replication
100
What are 3 types of RNA molecules produced during transcription?
mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
100
A single nucleotide error.
point mutation
100
Parasites of cells
viruses
200
Who found that DNA, not protein, functions as the T2 phage's genetic material?
Hershey-Chase
200
All of the following enzymes are involved in DNA replication except: helicase, DNA ligase, DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, or primase?
RNA polymerase
200
A single strand of RNA that provides the template used for sequencing amino acids into a polypeptide.
messenger RNA
200
The four types of point mutations.
substitution, deletion, insertion, framshift
200
____ are viruses that attack only bacteria.
bacteriophages
300
The person that discovered the vaccine for pnuemonia. His experiment was evidence that pointed to DNA as being the genetic material.
Griffin
300
What is the function of DNA ligase?
to connect Okazaki fragments
300
Codes for one specific amino acid and is located on mRNA
codon
300
T/F: mRNA cannot be produced from a DNA segment that contains a point mutation.
FALSEEEEE!
300
Replication of a virus occurs by what two cycles?
lytic, and lysogenic
400
Who is the person that determined base pair rules?
Chargaff
400
What dos helicase do in replication?
Uncoils the DNA
400
A portion of the tRNA specified by a triplet combo of nucleotides.
anticodon
400
Occurs when the new codon still codes for the SAME amino acid.
silent mutation
400
How a bacteria replicates
binary fission
500
Discovered the ability to block transformation of harmless bacteria by the addition of an enzyme.
Avery
500
What enzyme attaches to the end of the template strand and extends the template strand by adding a short sequence of DNA nucleotides over and over again?
Telomerase
500
What are ribosomes 3 binding sites?
P site (polypeptide), A site (amino acid), mRNA (exit)
500
What are the three mechanisms used to repair replication errors?
proofreading, mismatch repair, excision repair
500
Name three ways that genetic variation can be introduced into the genome of bacteria.