Vocabulary
How living things will look and function
What is DNA
DNA is found in this location of the cell
the nucleus
The shape DNA is descried as
the double helix
a specific segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein (trait)
what is gene
This year was the first licensed mRNA vaccine to be used in humans
What is 2020 (covid vaccine)
A substance designed to protect from a future disease
what is vaccine
DNA is found, packaged in these structures
Chromosome
two things that make up the "backbone" of DNA
phosphate and sugar
The process where one DNA molecule forms two identical DNA molecules is
What DNA replication
Scientist who took the first DNA photo?
Rosalind Franklin
widespread infectious disease throughout an entire country or many countries
what is pandemic
The number of chromosomes found in humans and chimpanzees
46 chromosomes(humans) and 48 chromosomes(chimpanzees)
Name of the building blocks of DNA (has 3 molecules)
Nucleotides
what is the meaning of "m" in mRNA
what is the messenger
The first photo of DNA was made using this device
what is an X-RAY
a protein that helps get rid of and prevent infections
what is antibody
what is the acronym for RNA stands for this
Ribonucleic acid
What are the three parts of a nucleotides
phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen base
what is the meaning "t" in tRNA
what is transfer
The scientist(s) that physically modeled the DNA molecule.
James Watson and Francis Crick
how is covid-19 spread
what is respiratory droplets
the sugar in RNA
what is Ribose
What are the four different bases of a DNA
adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
the molecule that brings amino acids to the ribosomal unit
what is tRNA
The scientist who won the noble prize for the discovery of the DNA shape
James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins