BIO181: General Biology for Biology Majors I

Vocabulary
I have listed here some important terms from the lectures. This list is an optional study aid. You should NOT assume that these are the only terms you should know to do well on the corresponding examination. On the other hand, if you you are unfamiliar with many of these terms, you will likely struggle with the examination.

These terms are listed in alphabetical order. Randomizing the list will optimize your studying.

The Molecular Basis of Inheritance*
Clicking on the link above will take you to an interactive flashcard site, but the flashcard list will differ from my list shown below. You should know the terms in my list, even if they don't appear on flashcards.

3' end 5' end adenine antiparallel bacteriophage base pairing complementary conservative model cytosine deoxyribonucleic acid dispersive model DNA DNA ligase DNA polymerase

double helix enzyme guanine helicase isotopic labeling lagging strand leading strand mismatch repair nitrogenous base nucleic acid nucleoside triphosphate nucleotide excision repair Okazaki fragment origin of replication

pathogenic polymerase I polymerase III polynucleotide primase primer proofreading protein purine pyrimidine replication replication bubble replication fork

ribonucleic acid RNA semiconservative model single-strand binding protein sugar phosphate telomerase telomere template thymine topoisomerase transformation uracil X-ray crystallography

*Links to flashcards in a corresponding chapter from *Life: The Science of Biology (by Sadava, Heller, Orians, Purves, and Hillis; W.H. Freeman, publisher).