People
Father of modern genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel?
Description of DNA that compares it to a twisted ladder
What is double-helix?
Powerhouse of the cell
What is mitochondria?
Most famous for "two-name" naming system (binomial nomenclature)
Who is Carl Linnaues?
Four nitrogenous bases
What are adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine?
Stores genetic material
What is nucleus?
Popular for the mechanism by which evolution occurs, natural selection
Who is Charles Darwin?
Name of the sugar that makes up DNA
What is deoxyribose?
Site of protein synthesis
What are ribosomes?
Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1958 for identifying the structure of DNA
Who are Watson and Crick?
Most abundant form of genetic material
What is DNA?
Contain enzymes that break things down
What are lysosomes?
Responsible for discovering the structure of DNA, but died before publishing findings
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
DNA strands are...
What is anti-parallel?
Allow movement of the cell
What are cilia and flagella?