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Biology Chapter on Genetics and DNA

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What key concept describes the process of genetic material being transferred from one organism to another?

Transcription
Transformation (correct)
Translation
Replication

Which component of RNA differentiates it from DNA?

Ribose (correct)
Thymine
Deoxyribose
Nucleotides

Which experiment demonstrated the principle of transformation in bacteria?

Griffith's experiment (correct)
Meselson-Stahl experiment
Hershey-Chase experiment
Avery's experiment

Which base is included in RNA but not in DNA?

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Which scientist is most well-known for their work using X-ray diffraction to study DNA?

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Transformation

The process where a bacterium takes up foreign DNA from its surroundings

Griffith's experiment

A groundbreaking experiment by Frederick Griffith that showed bacteria can acquire new traits by taking up DNA from dead bacteria

DNA molecule

A molecule composed of nucleotides that carries genetic information in cells

Franklin

A scientist who made crucial X-ray diffraction images of DNA, revealing its double helix structure

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Nucleotides

The building blocks of DNA and RNA, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base