DNA structure, replication & history quiz

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Forensic Science

Last updated 11:40 PM on 11/13/23
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Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine

4 nitrogen bases in DNA

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Uracil replaces Thymine

RNA

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DNA

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mitochondria and nucleus

Where is DNA found

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double helix

Shape of DNA

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Avery

identified transforming principle in DNA

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Hershey and Chase

DNA is hereditary material not protein

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Franklin

X-ray diffraction

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Watson & Crick

Discovered structure of DNA

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Chargaff

came up with complementary base pairing rule

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Helicase

breaks hydrogen bonds & splits DNA

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DNA polymerase

adds new nucleotides

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New nucleotides

new molecules made of one parent strand and one complementary strand.

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Backbone

Makes up sides of ladder

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rungs

what do nitrogen bases make up

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deoxyribose

Sugar found in DNA