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the overall process of transcribing and translating information coded in genes
sequence of nucleotides that signals the end of translation
protein that separates the strands of DNA so that transcription can take place
the molecule formed when several amino acids link together
substance that causes cancer
term used to describe viruses that can remain dormant
term that describes the cell a virus infects
term used to describe all of an organism’s genetic material
a drug used to treat HIV infection
type of bond that joins complementary bases in the DNA double helix

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stop codon

reverse transcriptase inhibitor

latent

polypeptide chain

protein synthesis

genome

rna polymerse

host cell

carcinogen

hydrogen

Answer 1

Description	Term	Note
the overall process of transcribing and translating information coded in genes	protein synthesis	DNA mRNA protein
sequence of nucleotides that signals the end of translation	stop codon	A codon is set of three nucleotides interpreted by the ribosome to incorporated amino acid as per the sequence of amino acids. Three codons, namely UAG,UAA, and UGA does not code for any amino acid. They rather bind with a protein called release factor to disassemble the translation machinery
protein that separates the strands of DNA so that transcription can take place	RNA polymerase	RNA polymerase denatures the DNA as it moves, produces complementary RNA and then renatures the strands as it leave the region behind.
the molecule formed when several amino acids link together	polypeptide chain	A polypeptide chain is a chain of amino acids linked with each other through a peptide bond.
substances that causes cancer	carcinogen	-
term used to describe viruses that can remain dormant	latent	latent viruses remain dormant and hence no symptoms are produced in this state. Many viruses including Herpes virus, HIV virus show this feature.
term that describes the cell a virus infects	host cell	The cell is hosting the virus, hence the name
term used to describe all of an organism’s genetic material	genome	-
a drug used to treat HIV infection	reverse transcriptase inhibitor	HIV virus replicates using reverse transcriptase enzyme which is basically a polymerase that generate DNA from the viral RNA genome, so that the generated DNA can be used by the host ribosome to produce viral proteins.
type of bond that joins complementary bases in the DNA double helix	hydrogen	The bonds between A and T, and G and C are comprised of two and three hydrogen bonds, respectively.