Scientists
The scientists who discovered the shape of a DNA is a double helix.
Who is Watson and Crick?
Adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine
What are the nitrogenous bases?
The complementary DNA strand: ATGCCT
What is TACGGA?
The nitrogenous bases of RNA.
What is adenine, uracil, thymine, guanine?
A cell makes a mistake in copying their own DNA.
What is a mutation?
The scientist is known for the x-ray diffraction photo called photo 51.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
The number of strands.
What is 2? (Double stranded)
The rule stating # of A = # of T and # of G = # of C.
What is Chargaff's rule?
The number of strands.
What is 1? (single-stranded)
A base is added into the sequence.
What is an insertion?
The scientist who injected mice with bacteria.
Who is Griffith?
The shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
The mRNA of this original strand of DNA: ACGTA.
What is UGCAU?
The name of the sugar found in RNA.
What is ribose?
A base is removed from the sequence.
What is a deletion?
The scientist who confirmed DNA was the transforming factor.
Who is Avery?
The name of the sugar found in DNA.
What is deoxyribose?
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules, each with one new strand and one original strand.
What is semi-conservative replication?
DNA is ___________ to RNA.
What is transcribed?
A base is changed to a different base.
What is a substitution?
The scientists who labeled DNA with radioactive phosphorus.
Who is Hershey and Chase?
The key components of DNA.
What are sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous bases?
The roles of DNA in heredity.
What is stores genetic information, copies genetic information when new cells are made, transmits genetic information to the next generation?
RNA is ______________ to protein.
What is translated?
A change in the reading frame of the sequence.
What is a frame shift mutation?