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 -> Protein
This 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
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 -> Protein
This 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
