Biochemistry WGU C785 - Module 1 Hydrophilic Having an affinity for water.

Biochemistry WGU C785 - Module 1 Hydrophilic Having an affinity for water. Hydrophobic substances that are not soluble in water. Hydrophobic substances include large, uncharged particles like fats and oils solvent A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances Solute A substance that is dissolved in a solution. Adhesive Having the ability to stick to other surfaces. Cohesive having the ability to stick together Heat of Vaporization The amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas Anticodon Three-base sequence in a transfer RNA molecule base that pairs with a complementary codon in mRNA Central Dogma of Molecular Biology DNA -> RNA -> ProteinThis paradigm was formulated by Grancis Crick: First, a portion of the DNA, a gene, is transcribed to produce a complementary strand of RNA; then RNA is translated into protein Codon A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. Dominant Allele an allele that dominates or masks the presence of another allele and is fully expressed Dominant trait the trait that is expressed from a dominant allele Recessive allele the trait that is completely masked and is not expressed