an enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides internally

a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein carrying genetic information

having two identical alleles of a particular gene

a virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it

a process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior

the breakdown of glucose by enzymes

a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles

a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer

the branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes

causing or capable of producing disease

an enzyme that synthesizes long chains of polymers or nucleic acids

an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus