DNA & DNA Technology, Protein Synthesis, and Genetics

Who is responsible for producing this image?

• Francis Crick
• James Watson
• Rosalind Franklin
• Watson and Crick

What does this image show?

• Double helical structure of DNA
• Triple Helical Structure of DNA
• Double helical structure of RNA
• Triple Helical Structure of RNA

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How did Rosalind Franklin's photo 51 affect the work of Watson and Crick?

• It was used to determine the physical structure of DNA
• It was used to identify the four bases that make up DNA
• It was used to determine the theory of independent assortment
• It was used to show DNA was the molecule of inheritance

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What did Erwin Chargaff conclude from his experiments?

• Nitrogen bases are held together by peptide bonds
• A and T, C and G always occur in equal amounts
• Proteins are the carriers of genetic information
• C and G rarely occur in eukaryotic organisms

What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?

• Building the first accurate model of DNA
• Isolating strains of pneumonia causing bacteria
• Determining base pairing rules
• Discovering the process of genetic transformation

Which sequence of complementary DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG?

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

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In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of adenine present is always equal to the amount of _________.

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

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What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein

The science of improving humans through controlled breeding to achieve desirable hereditary traits

• renegade

• bioethicists

• eugenics

• moratorium