Looking Back
He discovered "nuclein"
Who was Johann Miescher?
This studies how characteristics pass from parents to offspring
What is genetics?
The process by which 2 DNA molecules are produced from one original molecule
What is DNA replication?
The complexity of DNA argues against this scientific popular theory
What is evolution?
The process of asexual reproduction in eukarytic cells
What is mitosis?
They built a model of the DNA molecule
Who were Watson and Crick?
The number of factors determining personal characteristics
What is three?
A 3-base sequence of the tRNA
What is Anticodon?
Every human begins life as this
What is a single cell?
The figure of chromosomes produced during metaphase
What is karyotype?
They discovered that DNA was the means of heredity
Who were Hershey and Chase?
These are nonbiological factors that help determine personal characteristics
What are environmental factors?
After transcription, this is the second step in synthesizing protein
What is translation?
The discovery of DNA has been likened to the discovery of this ancient language "decoder ring"
What is the Rosetta Stone?
The process by which a diploid cell from gametes
What is meiosis?
This set out to sequence all human DNA
What is the Human Genome Project?
These factors are related to an individual's interaction with God
What are spiritual factors?
The enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds between nitrogenous bases
What is helicase?
The "unscientific" term used by scientists to describe non-coding DNA
What is "junk" DNA?
Haploid cells produced for sexual reproduction
What are gametes?
This college professor made an important discovery about nitrogenous bases
Who was Erwin Chargaff?
A range of possible characteristics is known as this
What is genetic predisposition?
Condensed threads of chromatin in a cell's nucleus
What is chromosome?
This compound was shown to kill EVERY CML cancer cell, enabling those diagnosed to live normal lives
What is imatinab?
This is produced when each parent contributes half of the DNA necessary for offspring
What is a zygote?