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Which type of nucleic acid is the primary carrier of hereditary information?
Which type of nucleic acid is the primary carrier of hereditary information?
- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (correct)
- Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
- Messenger RNA (mRNA)
- Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Who demonstrated that DNA composition varies from one species to the next?
Who demonstrated that DNA composition varies from one species to the next?
- James Watson
- Maurice Wilkins
- Chargaff (correct)
- Rosalind Franklin
What is the concept of heredity and 'genes' predating acceptance of DNA as the mechanism referred to as?
What is the concept of heredity and 'genes' predating acceptance of DNA as the mechanism referred to as?
- Genetic ancestry
- Pre-genomic inheritance (correct)
- Pre-DNA genetic theory
- Pre-DNA heredity
Which carbon sugar is present in DNA nucleotides?
Which carbon sugar is present in DNA nucleotides?
What method did Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins use to investigate the structure of DNA?
What method did Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins use to investigate the structure of DNA?
What are the monomers making up the polymers of nucleic acids called?
What are the monomers making up the polymers of nucleic acids called?
Which nitrogenous base always pairs with thymine in DNA?
Which nitrogenous base always pairs with thymine in DNA?
For what purpose did Chargaff's rules serve as evidence?
For what purpose did Chargaff's rules serve as evidence?
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
What did the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine recognize?
What did the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine recognize?
What is the primary structure of DNA?
What is the primary structure of DNA?
Which process helps to protect DNA from damage and allows chromosomes to be mobile during cell division?
Which process helps to protect DNA from damage and allows chromosomes to be mobile during cell division?
What is the function of nucleosomes in DNA?
What is the function of nucleosomes in DNA?
Which protein is responsible for linking nucleosomes to form a string of chromatosomes?
Which protein is responsible for linking nucleosomes to form a string of chromatosomes?
What is the major factor stabilizing DNA structure?
What is the major factor stabilizing DNA structure?
What is the primary role of histones in relation to DNA?
What is the primary role of histones in relation to DNA?
What is the function of dNTPs in DNA synthesis?
What is the function of dNTPs in DNA synthesis?
'Right handed helix, B DNA' refers to the ________.
'Right handed helix, B DNA' refers to the ________.
'Chromatin will then supercoil during cell division to form chromosomes that are visible (when stained) under microscope' is an example of __________.
'Chromatin will then supercoil during cell division to form chromosomes that are visible (when stained) under microscope' is an example of __________.
