Terms we expect students to know for this course
from previous courses

allele
amino acid
bacteria
base
chromosome
cloning
diploid
DNA
DNA library
DNA ligase
DNA sequencing
DNA  hybridization
enzyme
eukaryote
gene
genotype 
haploid
heterozygote
homozygote
hydrogen bonding
meiosis
mitosis
mutant
nucleotide
PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
phenotype
phosphate
plasmid
polypeptide
precursor
prokaryote
protein
purine
pyrimidine
recombinant DNA technology
replication
restriction enzyme
RNA
sugar
transcription
translation
virus/ phage