DNA and Genetics Quiz

What does DNA stand for?

• Dioxyribose nucleic acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Dioxyribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribose nucleic acid

Whose DNA is not unique?

• Siblings

• Identical twins

• Cousins

• Fraternal twins

What is the structure of DNA?

• Double helix

• Single helix

• Quadruple helix

• Triple helix

Who took the famous Photograph 51?

• Francis Crick

• James Watson

• Rosalind Franklin

• Maurice Wilkins

How many chromosomes do humans have?

• 23

• 46

• 8

• 100

What are the four DNA bases?

• A, T, G, C

• A, U, G, C

• A, T, G, U

• A, T, C, U

Which scientist was not awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of DNA's structure?

• Maurice Wilkins

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

• Rosalind Franklin

What is a gene?

• A small section of DNA that gives a characteristic

• A coiled structure of DNA

• A type of cell

• A type of protein

What is the role of DNA in cells?

• It transports nutrients

• It provides energy

• It carries genetic information

• It fights infections

What is a genome?

• One copy of an organism’s DNA

• A pair of chromosomes

• A type of gene

• A section of a chromosome