DNA
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. transformation
A. The organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA
2. bacteriophage
B. Sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
3. nucleotide
C. The template for protein synthesis
4. replication
D. Sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
5. dna polymerase
E. A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication
6. messenger rna
F. A virus that is parasitic in ___
7. transcription
G. The process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
8. rna polymerase
H. United States historian noted for studies of Black American history
9. intron
I. A phosphoric ester of a ___
10. exon
J. United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments
11. codon
K. An organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
12. translation
L. The enzyme responsible for ___ replication
13. mutation
M. A specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies
14. point mutation
N. The enzyme that copies DNA into ___
15. watson
O. United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs
16. crick
P. A qualitative change
17. franklin
Q. A ___ due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
18. griffith
R. A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back