DNA Discovery Quiz

In which year and city did the significant DNA research take place?

• 1953, Cambridge

• 1960, Oxford

• 1945, London

• 1950, Manchester

What did Erwin Chargaff discover about the composition of DNA?

• Adenine pairs with thymine, and guanine pairs with cytosine

• DNA is composed of three compounds

• DNA has a triple helix structure

• Adenine pairs with guanine

What did Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction images suggest about DNA?

• DNA is a single strand

• DNA has a helical structure

• DNA is composed of proteins

• DNA is a flat molecule

What is the significance of the double helix structure discovered by Watson and Crick?

• It explains the chemical properties of DNA

• It proves DNA is a protein

• It suggests a mechanism for DNA replication

• It shows DNA is not important for genetics

Who were awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the DNA structure?

• Watson, Crick, and Wilkins

• Watson, Franklin, and Chargaff

• Franklin, Chargaff, and Wilkins

• Watson, Crick, and Franklin