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| Small, infective piece of DNA or RNA; wrapped in a PROTEIN coat. |
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| Winding, two strand arrangement of DNA (base pairs = rungs) |
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| Showed (in vitro) DNA = Transforming Principle (used DNAase & Proteinases) |
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Proved phage DNA is injected into host (used radioactive S & P isotopes) |
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| Holds two strands of DNA together; connects base pairs (weak) |
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| PENTOSE sugar in DNA; missing OXYGEN on #2 Carbon |
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| British; 1st discovered TRANSFORMATION in heat-killed bacteria. |
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| Developed DOUBLE HELIX model of DNA; complementary base pairs |
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| Building block (monomer) of DNA molecule. |
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| PURINE nitrogen bases; contain DOUBLE ring of carbon/nitrogens. |
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| ORDER of these makes us each UNIQUE. |
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| Two DNA strands join in opposite directions (3' end with 5' end) |
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| DISTANCE between successive base pairs. |
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| ENZYME that creates NEW DNA strand from OLD template. |
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| PYRIMIDINE nitrogen bases; contain a SINGLE ring. |
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| ENZYME connects NUCLEOTIDES during DNA replication. |
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| DISTANCE of one complete turn of DNA. |
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| Nature of DNA REPLICATION (ie. One "old" + one "new" strand) |
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| Discovered BASE PAIRING rules (A + G) = (T + C) for all species. |
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| Took X-rays of DNA; became data for Watson and Crick |
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| Forms repeating BACKBONE of DNA molecule (same for all) |
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| Main molecule of HEREDITY (double stranded nucleic acid) |
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| A VIRUS that infects BACTERIA. |
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