FLASHCARDS Chapter 12 (Textbook pages 287-299) 6 Vocabulary Terms Definitions Transformation: A process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria. Bacteriophage: A kind of virus that infects bacteria. Base pairing: The principal that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine. Replication: The process of copying DNA prior to cell division. DNA polymerase: The principal enzyme involved in DNA replication. Telomere: Repetitive DNA at the end of a eukaryotic chromosome.