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DNA Structure and Composition Quiz
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DNA Structure and Composition Quiz

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Who proposed that nuclein is the carrier of hereditary traits?

  • Swiss physician
  • Oscar Hertwig (correct)
  • German zoologist
  • Friedrich Miescher
  • Who first isolated nucleic acid from pus cells?

  • Swiss physician
  • German zoologist
  • Friedrich Miescher (correct)
  • Oscar Hertwig
  • What does DNA store that determines a protein’s structure?

  • Genetic material
  • Information (correct)
  • Hereditary traits
  • Functional molecules
  • What represents the process of the transfer of genetic information between proteins, DNA, and RNA?

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

    What was the initial name for nucleic acid due to their acidic nature?

    <p>Nucleonic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    DNA is the only type of nucleic acid found in living organisms

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Oscar Hertwig proposed that nuclein is the carrier of hereditary traits

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Friedrich Miescher was a Swiss physician and biologist who first isolated nucleic acid from pus cells

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The biosynthesis of proteins represents the process of the transfer of genetic information between three types of macromolecules

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    RNA does not mediate the transformation of genetic information into functional molecules

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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