Nucleic Acids

Nucleic Acids I

100

The structure that stores and transmits genetic information in cells.

What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) ?

200

A scientist who studied the structure of DNA using X-rays

Who is Rosalind Franklin ?

300

A scientist who proposed that in any sample of DNA the percentage of A equals T and the percentage of C equals G

Who is Erwin Chargaff?

400

These scientists who published a paper in 1953 suggesting the correct structure of DNA

Who were James Watson and Francis Crick ?

500

These two scientists discovered that DNA and NOT proteins are the genetic material

Who were Hershey and Chase ?

Nucleic Acids II

100

The five-carbon sugar found in DNA

What is deoxyribose ?

200

DNA has one strand in one direction, and the other stand in the opposite direction. This is called ---

What is anti-parallel?

300

In DNA replication and Transcription, DNA will always be built in this direction.

What is 5'-->3'?

400

A nitrogenous base that pairs with thymine

What is adenine

500

These were the two elements that were tagged with radioactive isotopes in Hershey and Chase's experiment.

What are phosphorus and sulfur?

Nucleic Acids III

100

A term used to describe the shape of DNA

What is a double helix ?

200

Weak bonds that hold nitrogenous bases together in base pairing

What are hydrogen bonds ?

300

How many nucleotides are found in the section of DNA that wraps around the histones?

What is 146 ?

400

The name of the structure responsible for the supercoiling of DNA into chromosomes. It consists of DNA wrapped around 8 proteins.

What is a nucleosome?

500

The number of histone proteins in a nucleosome

What is 8?

Nucleic Acids IV

100

The five-carbon sugar found in ribonucleic acid (RNA)

What is ribose ?

200

These are the single rings found in DNA and RNA

What are pyrimidines?

300

These are the double rings found in DNA and RNA?

What are purines?

400

A type of RNA that combines with proteins to make ribosomes

What is rRNA (ribosomal RNA) ?

500

If there is 22% A in DNA, what is the percentage of C?

What is 28%?