scientists
DNA basics
RNA and DNA
mutations
Wild Card
100
Who discovered that the amount of adenine (A) equals the amount of thymine?
Chargaff
100
DNA is made up of subunits called what?
nucleotides
100
What is the main difference between DNA and RNA?
DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded. also thymine becomes uracil.
100
What do we call things like radiation, cigarettes, and asbestos?
Mutagens
100
What base is always complementary to adenine?
Thymine or T
200
What scientist made images of DNA by using X-ray diffraction?
Rosalind Franklin
200
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, a phosphate, and a what?
base
200
What do we call a the molecule that makes a mirror copy of sections of DNA and helps make proteins?
RNA
200
When there is a change in your DNA, what do we call that?
Mutation
200
This organelle makes the protein using mRNA and tRNA
Ribosomes
300
What did Watson's and Crick's model of DNA look like?
Double helix, Spiral staircase, a long twisted ladder.
300
a string of nucleotides that has information for making one trait is what?
gene
300
This material is shaped like a double helix and determines inherited characteristics.
DNA
300
What do we call a mutation when a base gets added to the gene?
Insertion mutation
300
Using DNA to identify who committed a crime is what? A)genetic engineering B) DNA fingerprinting C) Genetic disease D) DNA cloning
B
400
What scientists won a noble prize for their model of DNA?
Watson and Crick
400
What are the subunits of a protein called?
Amino acids
400
Create the complementary DNA strand for this string. ATTCGCA
TAAGCGA
400
take a look at the board. What mutation has occured?
Deletion
400
What is the first step to making a protein?
RNA copying DNA
500
In the movie "photo 51" what was the major controversy surrounding Rosalind Franklin and Watson and Crick?
It is believed that they stole her data and never credited her.
500
What is the material made of amino acids that causes most of the differences we see in organisms?
Proteins
500
Create the complementary RNA strand for this string. CATTGCA
GUAACGU
500
Name one type of genetic disease that we covered in class.
Varies
500
The code for a given amino acid consists of how many bases?
3
M
e
n
u