DNA Structure and Function Quiz
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What is the substance of inheritance according to the text?

  • DNA (correct)
  • Enzymes
  • Proteins
  • RNA

    • Who proposed the double helical model for the structure of DNA in 1953?

  • James Watson (correct)
  • Maurice Wilkins
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Francis Crick

    • What technique was used by Rosalind Franklin to study molecular structure?

  • X-ray crystallography (correct)
  • DNA fingerprinting
  • PCR
  • Western blotting

    • Which nitrogenous bases are paired in specific combinations in the DNA molecule?

    <p>Guanine with Thymine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Rosalind Franklin conclude about the structure of DNA?

    <p>Composed of two antiparallel sugar-phosphate backbones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist deduced that DNA was a double helix through X-ray crystallographic images?

    <p>Francis Crick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of genes in DNA?

    <p>Carry the information for making specific proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist introduced an elegant double-helical model for the structure of DNA in 1953?

    <p>James Watson and Francis Crick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the substance of inheritance according to the text?

    <p>Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique was used by Rosalind Franklin to study molecular structure?

    <p>X-ray crystallography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the DNA molecule, which nitrogenous bases are paired together?

    <p>Guanine-Thymine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is encoded in the chemical language of DNA?

    <p>Traits development instructions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who concluded that DNA was composed of two antiparallel sugar-phosphate backbones?

    <p>Rosalind Franklin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique did Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin use to study molecular structure?

    <p>X-ray crystallography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the molecule that serves as the DNA program directing the development of traits?

    <p>Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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