Watson & Crick
DNA & RNA
Mutations
Mendel's Laws
Genetic Disorders
100
What did Watson and Crick do?
They discovered DNA.
100
IN RNA what base replaces thymine?
Uracil
100
What is a mutation?
A mutation is a permanent change that occurs in a cell's DNA.
100
Who created these laws?
Gregor Mendel
100
How is Cystic Fibrosis passed?
Cystic Fibrosis is passed when two carriers have a child.
200
What about DNA did they discover?
They discovered it was a double helix.
200
Which of these is a double helix, DNA or RNA?
DNA
200
What type of mutation is this? THE BIG FAT FAT CAT
Duplication
200
How many laws did Mendel create and what are the names of the laws?
He made three laws, the law of independent assortment, the law of segregation, and the law of dominance.
200
What recessive genetic disorder causes you to have a lack of skin pigment?
Albinism
300
What university were they working at?
They were working at Cambridge University.
300
What are the three types of RNA?
Messenger RNA (mRNA) Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) Transfer RNA (tRNA)
300
If you start with THE BIG CAT and it changes into the THE BIG RAT, what type of mutation occurred?
Subsistution
300
Which law states the dominant allele is the one that shows up most often?
Law of Dominance
300
Is Huntington's Disease a recessive or dominant genetic disorder?
A dominant disorder
400
What other scientist's data helped them discover the double helix structure?
Rosalin Franklin
400
What rule about DNA's bases says C=G and T=A?
Chargraff's rule
400
IF you start with THE FAT CAT and it changes to THE AT CAT, what type of mutation occurred?
Deletion
400
What does the Law of Independent Assortment state?
It states that every allele is inherited independently.
400
How can you help treat Albinism?
Protect your skin from the sun and environment factors or go through visual rehabilitation.
500
How did Watson and Crick present their finding to everyone.
They built a model of the double helix structure.
500
What is the central dogma of biology?
DNA--->RNA---Proteins or Rplication--->Transcription--->Translation
500
If you start with THE RAT SAT and it changes to THE RAET SAT, what type of mutation is this?
Insertion
500
Which law says that alleles separate onto homologous chromosomes during meiosis?
Law of Segregation
500
What recessive disorder is found on chromosome 15 and is often identified by a red spot on the back of the eye?
Tay-Sachs Disease
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