Chapter 8

2. segment of DNA where RNA polymerase initiates transcription of structural genes
4. DNA transfer using bacteriophages
6. DNA replication where each new molecule contains one old strand
9. process where mRNA is used to produce a protein
12. the study of inheritance, or heredity of living things
13. set of operator and promoter sites and the structural genes they control
15. rna forming ribosome structure
16. process where DNA makes RNA
17. inducible operon used for lactose metabolism
18. the total sum of genetic material of a living organism or virus

1. conservative process in which the donor bacterium retains a copy of the genetic material being transferred
3. any change to the nucleotide sequence in the genome is a mutation
5. an event in which one bacterium donates DNA to another bacterium
7. genes that are always turned on
8. repressible operon involved in tryptophan synthesis
10. groups of three nucleotides coding for amino acids
11. the organelles of protein production in living organisms
14. segment of DNA that controls transcription of structural genes by binding to a repressor protein