NATS 1670 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Penicillium, Chemical Bond, Aspergillosis

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Yeast: eukaryotic unicellular organism, most commonly used in the food industry, under aerobic conditions used as a baker"s yeast and alcohol production, involved in human diseases such as yeast infection, opportunistic infections (aids) Protozoa: unicellular eukaryotes (lack of cell wall, cause a number of human diseases such as malaria, beneficial roles such as digestion and removing bacteria from waste water. Dna (information storage) transcription rna (information carrier) Purines and pyrimidines make up the dna. Dna stays inside the nucleus, rna travels to the cytoplasm. Genes influence looks, personality and risk for diseases. Molecule: two or more atoms held together by a chemical bond such as methane (ch4) Dna is the molecule responsible for transmission of information from one generation to the next in most forms of the life on earth. Dna has nucleotide (phosphate, base, oh, sugar) Monomers that consist of a sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogen containing base. Polarity from 3-5 prime based on carbon number.