BFFS
What are the four base pairs that make up the steps of the ladder called?
Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine
Which scientist discovered the shape of DNA first?
Rosalind Franklin
Chromosomes are curled DNA.
True
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
DNA
______ is the process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to child.
Inheritance
Which base pair does does guanine always form bonds with?
Cytosine
Which scientists took her work?
Watson and Crick
Genes are entire molecules of DNA
False they are sections.
Macromolecules that genes code for are a called _____?
proteins
What is genetic variation?
Genetic variation is a term used to describe the variation in the DNA sequence in each of our genomes.
or
genetic differences
Adenine always binds to....
Thymine
What did Rosalind Franklin discover before watson and Crick?
That DNA is a double helix
A humans genotype is most of their genetic information.
False
TRUE/FALSE: Antibodies are proteins that carry oxygen.
False
If your great grandparents, grandparents, parents and you were all in the same room, how many generations are in the room?
4
What is it called when a base pairs are in the wrong order or with the wrong pair?
Mutations
Which scientist was British? And which was American? Watson or Crick?
Crick (Brit) and Watson (USA)
Chromosomes are in a every cell in the body in an organelle called the _____.
nucleus
How many pairs of chromosomes does a human have?
23
How many chromosomes do you get from each parent?
23
What is the corresponding code for this DNA sequence?
TTACGCGTTA
AATGCGCAAT
Did Rosalind or Watson and Crick win a nobel prize for their discoveries?
Watson and Crick
The proteins that curl DNA are called histones.
True
The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of _____ and phosphate groups.
Sugar
Who studied heredity patterns in pea plants?
Mendel