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Names
Bases
DNA Structure
How DNA works
Vocab
100
She discovered the shape of DNA through the use of X-ray diffraction.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
100
This is what A stands for.
What is Adenine
100
This is the shape of DNA
What is a double helix or twisted ladder?
100
This is the first step in DNA replication.
What is DNA unwinding and splitting down the middle.
100
This is the genetic material of all living things.
What is DNA?
200
He discovered that the amount of Adenine is always equal to the amount of Thymine and Guanine equals Cytosine.
Who is Chargaff?
200
This is what T stands for.
What is Thymine
200
This is how many parts make up DNA.
What is 3? Sugar, Phosphate, and Bases.
200
These are the three steps that proteins do in order to replicate DNA.
What is unwinding, copying, rewinding.
200
A subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar, phosphate, and base pair.
What is a nucleotide?
300
They created a model of DNA using Franklin and Chargaff's discoveries.
Who are Watson and Crick?
300
This is what G stands for.
What is Guanine?
300
This is what allows DNA to be so easily replicated.
What is it's structure?
300
A Human Cell contains this many chromosomes.
What is 46, or 23 pairs?
300
This is a molecule that is present in all living cells that plays a role in protein production.
What is RNA?
400
A set of rules explaining the matching base pairs.
What are Chargaff's Rules.
400
This is what C stands for.
What is Cytosine?
400
This is how much DNA is contained in every cell in your body.
What is 2m?
400
This is a mirror-like copy of the DNA that is used for the process of protein manufacturing.
What is mRNA?
400
This is a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein; the site of protein synthesis.
What is a ribosome?
500
The full name for DNA.
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
500
This replaces Thymine in RNA.
What is Uracil?
500
This is the base pair for ATTCGCTTA
What is TAAGCGAAT?
500
This is used during protein manufacturing in order to translate the RNA message.
What is tRNA?
500
This is a change that occurs in the nucleotide-base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule. Can often result in harmful traits.
What is a mutation?