| TERMS | DEFINITIONS |
| Semi-
conservative replication |
The replication in which one strand of the DNA is conserved and the other strand is synthesized according to complementary base pairing is called semi-conservative replication. |
| RNA primer | Short sequence of RNA which is synthesized before replication is called RNA primer |
| Okazaki fragments. | The fragments of DNA which are synthesized along the lagging strand are called Okazaki fragments. |
| Minimal medium | The minimal medium is composed of sugar. ammonia. salts, a few vitamins and water. It is used to grow organisms. |
| Central dogma | The mechanism used for the expression of
gene is called centraldogma.The• central dogma iscomposedof transcription and |
| Gene
expression |
The two steps of central dogma i.e.
transcription and translation are also |
| Transcription | The synthesis of mRNA from the DNA is called transcription. |
| Translation | The synthesis of protein from RNA is called translation. |
| Genetic code | Genetic code is a combination of 3
nucleotides, which specify a particular amino acid. |
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