History
Which scientist took the famous picture of DNA using X-ray diffraction
Franklin
DNA being unwound, copied & joined back together takes place here in the cell (RNA synthesis)
Nucleus
What process transfers the code from DNA to RNA
Transcription
What is the process that reads the code from RNA and translates it to make a protein called
Translation
Where in the cell are proteins made? Double points if you give me both answers!
Cytoplasm & Ribosomes
Which two scientists built a model of DNA
Watson & Crick
What are the 2 enzymes needed to replicate DNA (hint: they end in 'ase')
DNA helicase - breaks H bonds and unzips DNA
DNA polymerase - adds nucleotides to the new strand
Which enzyme regulates RNA synthesis
RNA polymerase
A protein is a chain of...
amino acids
What is the name for double-ringed bases called
Purine bases (A & G)
Which scientist showed that A = T and C = G by analyzing the amount of each nucleotide
Chargaff
Although DNA replication is tightly regulated and remarkably accurate, errors do occur and result in a permanent change, called a
What are the 3 types of RNA
mRNA, rRNA & tRNA
What would be the mRNA & amino acid for the following segment of DNA: GTC
CAG - Glutamine
The codon is part of which RNA
mRNA
Which scientist worked with bacteria and set the stage for the search to identify the transforming substance
Griffith
DNA's structure is composed of what 3 things
Phosphate, Sugar, Base
The anticodon is part of which RNA
tRNA
What would be the mRNA & amino acid for the following segment of DNA: ATT
UAA - Stop
What substances cause mutations
Mutagens
Which scientists provided powerful evidence that DNA, not protein, was the genetic material that could be passed from generation to generation by using radioactive labeling
Hershey & Chase
The central dogma of Biology states: ___ codes for ___, which guides the synthesis of ___
DNA, RNA, Proteins
What is the name of the coding sequences that remain after RNA splicing called
Exons
What would be the mRNA & amino acids for the following segment of DNA: CGACCC
GCU - Alanine
GGG - Glycine
Gene regulation