Lesson Flashcards: DNA as the Genetic Material

The process by which bacterial cells take up DNA from their environment

An enzyme that breaks down DNA into nucleotides or polynucleotides

A type of virus that infects bacterial cells and replicates within them

A nucleic acid molecule that carries the genetic instructions in living things and typically takes the form of a double helix

A term that describes a pathogen’s capacity to cause a harmful infection

An enzyme that breaks down proteins into peptides and amino acids

A genetic variant or subtype of an organism

A term that describes a pathogen that is not capable of causing a harmful infection

An enzyme that breaks down RNA into nucleotides or polynucleotides