What is DNA?
You've got that super "BASE"
Chemical Structure (Harder Questions)
Discovering DNA's shape
Making Proteins
100
DNA stands for ___________________________
What is deoxyribonucleic acid
100
DNA has how many nitrogenous bases?
What is four
100
The type of bond that holds base pairs together is? (Hint: The weaker one)
What is a hydrogen bond
100

DNA has a specific shape called a _____________________, which can be described as a twisted ladder.

What is a double helix

100

What are the three types of RNA? 

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

200
DNA is which of following organic molecules? A) A lipid B) A carbohydrate C) A protein D) A nucleic acid
What is a nucleic acid
200
What is the name for the base represented by an (A)?
What is Adenine
200
A strand of DNA is supported by its "backbones". Which two molecules make up the backbone of DNA?
What are sugars and phosphates
200

If one side of DNA reads TATCGCACG, would the mRNA be?

AUAGCGUGC

200

What replaces thymine in RNA?

Uracil 

300
A nucleic acid is made up of smaller units, or building blocks, called ____________________
What are nucleotides
300
What is the name for the base represented by a (G)?
What is Guanine
300

What makes up the rungs of the ladder in DNA?

The base pairs 

300

Which scientist discovered the base pairs? 

Chargaff

300

What type of mutation causes an early STOP codon?

Nonsense

400
DNA nucleotides are made up of three components:
What are 1. A sugar 2. A phosphate 3. A nitrogen base (need all 3 to be correct)
400
What is the name for the base represented by a (C)?
What is Cytosine
400

Which two nitrogenous bases are pyrimidines? 

Thymine and Cytosine 

400
What is the name of the scientist who extracted DNA from certain cells, took x-ray photographs of it, and saw an x-shaped picture?
Who is Rosalind Franklin (just Franklin is okay)
400

What type of mutation causes a single amino acid to change?

Missense

500
The sugar in DNA is made up of 5 carbons, what is the specific name for this 5-carbon sugar in DNA? (Hint: the D in DNA)
What is deoxyribose
500
What is the name for the base represented by a (T)?
What is Thymine
500

Which two nitrogenous bases are purines?

Adenine and Guanine 

500
What were the names of the two scientists who first modeled the structure of a DNA molecule as a twisted, double-helix shape.
Who are Watson & Crick
500

Which type of mutation causes no change to the amino acid and overall protein?

Silent

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