Biochemistry WGU C785 - Module 1
Hydrophilic Correct Answer: Having an affinity for water.
Hydrophobic Correct Answer: substances that are not soluble in water. Hydrophobic substances include
large, uncharged particles like fats and oils
solvent Correct Answer: A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Solute Correct Answer: A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
Adhesive Correct Answer: Having the ability to stick to other surfaces.
Cohesive Correct Answer: having the ability to stick together
Heat of Vaporization Correct Answer: The amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to
become a gas
Anticodon Correct Answer: Three-base sequence in a transfer RNA molecule base that pairs with a
complementary codon in mRNA
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology Correct Answer: 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
Codon Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: an allele that dominates or masks the presence of another allele and is
fully expressed
Dominant trait Correct Answer: the trait that is expressed from a dominant allele
Recessive allele Correct Answer: the trait that is completely masked and is not expressed
Recessive trait Correct Answer: a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
Epigenetics Correct Answer: the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur
without a DNA change
Exons Correct Answer: expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein
Hydrophilic Correct Answer: Having an affinity for water.
Hydrophobic Correct Answer: substances that are not soluble in water. Hydrophobic substances include
large, uncharged particles like fats and oils
solvent Correct Answer: A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Solute Correct Answer: A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
Adhesive Correct Answer: Having the ability to stick to other surfaces.
Cohesive Correct Answer: having the ability to stick together
Heat of Vaporization Correct Answer: The amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to
become a gas
Anticodon Correct Answer: Three-base sequence in a transfer RNA molecule base that pairs with a
complementary codon in mRNA
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology Correct Answer: 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
Codon Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: 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 Correct Answer: an allele that dominates or masks the presence of another allele and is
fully expressed
Dominant trait Correct Answer: the trait that is expressed from a dominant allele
Recessive allele Correct Answer: the trait that is completely masked and is not expressed
Recessive trait Correct Answer: a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor
Epigenetics Correct Answer: the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur
without a DNA change
Exons Correct Answer: expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein
