DNA Structure & History

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

Who is responsible for producing this image?

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

Which sugar is contained in DNA

• Dextrose
• Ribose
• Deoxyribose
• Glucose

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

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Watson and Crick were the first to suggest that DNA is _____

• a short molecule
• the shape of a double helix
• a protein molecule
• the genetic material

The two strands of DNA are held together by what type of bond?

• Ionic
• Covelant
• Polar
• Hydrogen

Where is DNA located inside of cells?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• nucleus

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine
• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate