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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Oscar Hertwig proposed that nuclein is the carrier of hereditary traits

<p>True (A)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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