Before the discovery of DNA structure?
Key Scientist behind the discovery of DNa
Information used in Watson and Crick's discovery
Review of Structure
100

Gergor Mendal Said...

Traits are passed down.

100

James Watson and Fredrick Crick built the...

First accurate model of DNA

100

What X-ray image did they use specifically?

Photo 51

100

DNA full name is ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid

200

Gregor Mendel also said traits follow the rules of...

Dominance, segregation, and independence categories

200

Maurice Wilkins worked with who on DNA imaging?

Franklin

200

Adenine to ....

Thymine

200

The basics of DNA consists of ...

Deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group, and nitrogenous base.

300

Theodor Boveri said...

Chromosomes are the carriers of Mendel's genes.
300

What evidence did Rosalind Franklin provide?

Evidence that DNA structures have a double helix shape/structure. 

300

Cytosine to ...

Guanine

300

DNA is structured as a ...

Double Helix

400

Scientists knew genes could...

mutate causing evolution and genetic variation

400

Maurice Wilkins helped confirm the _____ of DNA.

Structure

400

They used plates and rod-and-ball models to ...

visually see base pairs through hydrogen bonding, using Linus Pauling's methods.

400

DNA has a sugar-phosphate backbone which is ...

Composed of alternating sugar andphosphate groups, linked through covalent bonds.

500

Before the discovery of DNA structure most scientists had a ...

basic understanding that DNA is responsible for heredity.

500

James Watson and Fredrick Crick also discovered that DNA has a ....

Double helix structure

500

Erwin Chargaff's Rules provided key information for ... 

Base pairing

500

DNA also has a sugar-phosphate backbone and ...

Antiparallel strands