DNA Structure
In DNA, Cytosine always bonds with _____.
Guanine
In the eukaryotes, where DNA is stored?
nucleus
Location of DNA in prokaryotes
cytoplasm
Obtained the famous X-ray crystallography photo of DNA?
Franklin
If a DNA strand had 40% cytosine, how much adenine would it have?
10%
This is the shape DNA is described as
double helix
The purpose of replication.
produce 2 identical strands of DNA
After replication, each DNA molecule contains one original strand and one _____ strand.
complementary
Used bacteriophages to determine what the genetic information was
Hershey-Chase
Through experiments with bacteria and mice, Griffith came up with the idea of _____.
transformation
These two things make up the "backbone" of DNA.
phosphate and sugar (deoxyribose)
The enzyme that adds DNA nucleotides
DNA Polymerase
Tightly packed histones (proteins) and DNA
chromatin
Scientist who determined that A=T and G=C
Chargaff
Built off of Griffith's experiment by destroying different molecules in bacteria
Avery
This is the name of the building blocks of DNA (it contains three molecules).
nucleotide
During DNA replication, the complementary DNA strand for ACGTCC would be:
TGCAGG
The type of bonds that have to break in order for replication to occur.
hydrogen bonds
Get the most credit for the discovery of the structure of DNA?
Watson and Crick
Deoxyribose nucleic acid
DNA
The 3 parts of a nucleotide.
phosphate, sugar, nitrogen base
This enzyme also checks for errors in the genetic code.
DNA polymerase
Tips of eukaryotic chromosomes that do not replicate
Telomeres
Name of the famous first photo of DNA
Photo 51
These bases are considered pyrimidines.
cytosine and thymine