Vocabulary
DNA History
Structure
DNA Replication
and Mutations
Transcription and Translation
100
The small units or monomers that make up DNA
What are nucleotides?
100
This microbiologist performed research on mice and found a transformation principle
Who is Frederick Griffith? 
100
the number of nitrogenous bases that are found in DNA
What is four?
100
The enzyme that binds new nucleotides together during DNA Replication. 
What is DNA polymerase?
100
This process converts the DNA sequence into mRNA
What is transcription?
200
The shape of DNA
What is a double helix?
200
The two scientists that labeled bacteriophages with radioisotopes. 
Who are Hershey and Chase? 
200
The type of bond that holds together the complementary nucleotides
What is a hydrogen bond?
200
The purpose of DNA replication. 
To create identical copies of DNA for mitosis
200
Process of converting mRNA into a amino acid sequence or protein. 
What is translation?
300
DNA stands for
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid?
300
The scientist who used X ray crystallography to determine the shape of DNA
Who is Rosalind Franklin? 
300
Adenine pairs with Thymine. Guanine pairs with Cytosine. These rules are known as
What are base pairing rules?
300
The conservation model of DNA replication. 
What is semiconservative model?
300
The start codon
What is AUG?
400
DNA ----> RNA ----> Protein is known as 
What is the central dogma?
400
The scientist who performed variety of chemical tests to directly observe the transforming principle founded by Griffith
Who is Oswald Avery? 
400
The shape of DNA
What is a double helix? 
400
Type of mutation in which one nucleotide is substituted for another. 
What is a point mutation? 
400
Type of RNA that has the codon sequence
What is mRNA?
500
The triplet code found on tRNA that is complementary to the mRNA sequence
What is an anticodon? 
500
The two scientists who were the first to develop and submit the structure of DNA 
Who are Watson and Crick?
500
The type of bond that holds together the sugar phosphate backbone. 
What is a covalent bond?
500
Insertion or deletion that affects the whole nucleotide sequence. 
What is a frameshift mutation?
500
The enzyme that performs transcription
What is RNA polymerase?
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