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DNA Structure
DNA Replication
Scientists
Where does it happen?
Misc.
100
Watson and Crick used this term to describe the shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
100
This is what results from copying one molecule of DNA
What are two molecules of DNA?
100
Rosalind Franklin took an important x-ray that helped with creating what?
What is the structure of DNA?
100
This is where DNA replication takes place.
What is the nucleus?
100
A 3-base sequence of mRNA.
What is a codon?
200
Thymine, Cytosine, Adenine, or Guanine
What is examples of nucleotides?
200
This is the first step in the replication of one DNA molecule.
What is the unwinding of DNA?
200
This was the scientist that studied harmful and nonharmful bacteria through the study of mice.
Who is Fredrick Griffith.
200
This is where transcription takes place.
What is the nucleus?
200
A 3-base sequence found on tRNA.
What is an anticodon?
300
The type of bond that holds bases together in the double helix.
What is a hydrogen bond?
300
This is what you call a "G" binding with a "C" or an "A" binding with a "T".
What is a base pair?
300
Oswald Avery identified these substances from the killed S-strains.
What are lipids, DNA, and proteins.
300
This is where translation takes place.
What is the cytoplasm?
300
With RNA, A (adenine) binds with this other base.
What is U (uracil)?
400
A (nitrogenous) base, a sugar, and a phosphate.
What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?
400
The enzyme that is used to make a copy of a DNA molecule.
What is DNA polymerase?
400
Hershey and Chase were able to isolate this through the use of radioactive labeling of bacteriophages.
What is the DNA and proteins?
400
This is what holds the mRNA strand in place while translation proceeds.
What is the ribosome?
400
Most of the amino acids of a protein are incorrect due to this type of mutation.
What is a frameshift mutation?
500
He is credited with the discovery that the amount of G's was roughly equal to the amount of C's (and A's with T's) in several samples of DNA.
Who is Erwin Chargaff?
500
This type of DNA can have multiple areas of replication on the same strand.
What is Eukaryotic DNA?
500
The scientist who determined the basic structure of nucleotides.
Who is A. P. Levene
500
The information that creates the structure of the body of an organism.
What are hox genes?
500
DNA is an abbreviation for this term.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?