Basic Genetics: DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes
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Basic Genetics: DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes

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What is the genetic material of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

  • Chromatin
  • DNA (correct)
  • RNA
  • Protein
  • What was achieved in 1953 by James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins?

  • Isolation of nuclein from pus (correct)
  • Discovery of the structure of DNA
  • Development of the first recombinant DNA molecule
  • Invention of the polymerase chain reaction
  • What is the central dogma of molecular biology?

  • DNA → RNA → protein (correct)
  • RNA → protein → DNA
  • RNA → DNA → protein
  • Protein → DNA → RNA
  • What was achieved in 1972 by Berg?

    <p>Construction of the first recombinant DNA molecule in vitro</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the first gene therapy administration?

    <p>It marked the beginning of personalized medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of genetic research?

    <p>Gaining an understanding of specific biological processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary component of DNA?

    <p>Deoxyribose sugar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the process invented by Mullis in 1986?

    <p>Polymerase chain reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was completed in April 2003?

    <p>The Human Genome Project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to proteins?

    <p>Central dogma</p> Signup and view all the answers

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