What is DNA?
What is DNA short for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
Friedrich Meischer
List the two nitrogenous pairs. (full names)
Adenine-Thymine, Cytosine-Guanine
Where is DNA found in?
DNA is found in every cell of the body.
What was the original name that was given to DNA?
nuclein
The structure of DNA was determined to be in the shape of a...?
double-helix
List all four nitrogenous bases.
1869
Nucleic acids are molecules made of...?
phosphate, sugar, and four nitrogenous bases
DNA interacts with ________ ________ to eventually form the human being.
outside influences
The credit to who first discovered DNA was mistakenly given to?
A paper published by Erwin Chargaff outlined the chemical rules for how...?
nitrogenous bases pair
How is DNA important to us? Why?
DNA is naturally a key for living organisms, as it holds vital information that is passed down from one generation to the next.
What was meant to be studied instead of discovering DNA?
The composition of lymphoid cells (white blood cells)
Name one person who contributed to showing that DNA was a substance that passed genetic information.
Oswald Avery, Colin Macleod, Maclyn McCarty