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WorksheetsReview Quiz: Genetic Code
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was Friedrich Miescher's contribution to the discovery of the genetic code?
He created the first photograph of the structure of DNA.
He discovered how the DNA bases pair together.
He created the first accurate model of DNA's structure.
He extracted and observed DNA from white blood cells.
Which of the following correctly organizes these genetic terms in order from smallest to largest?
chromosome, gene, nucleotide, DNA
nucleotide, gene, DNA, chromosome
DNA, nucleotide, gene, chromosome
DNA, nucleotide, chromosome, gene
Which best describes the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes?
DNA are segments of genes that form tight coils called chromosomes.
Genes are segments of DNA that form tight coils called chromosomes.
Chromosomes are segments of DNA that form tight coils called genes.
Genes are segments of chromosomes that form tight coils called DNA.
Who is credited with creating the first accurate model of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Friedrich Miescher
James Watson and Francis Crick
Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei
Rosalind Franklin is famous for which contribution to the study of DNA?
creation of an accurate model of DNA structure
creation of an X-ray diffraction image of DNA structure (Photo 51)
identification of a pattern in ratios of DNA bases
identification of DNA in bandages that contained pus
In 1953, who developed the model that is shown below?
James Watson and Francis Crick
Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei
Rosalind Franklin
Erwin Chargaff
According to Chargaff's rule, base pairing in DNA should resemble which of the following?
A = T; C = G
A = C; T = G
A = G; T = U
A = U; C = G
What was Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei’s contribution to our current understanding of the genetic code?
discovery of codons
discovery and extraction of DNA
creation of a model of DNA
creation of Photo 51
As DNA is replicated, which DNA base pair will bond to cytosine?
adenine
thymine
cytosine
guanine
Which bases are found in a strand of DNA?
thymine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
guanine, cytosine, uracil, adenine
cytosine, glycine, adenine, thymine
adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
