Mastering the Basics of Replication
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Which process is easy to conceptualize on the basis of complementarity?

  • Deciphering of genetic code
  • Replication (correct)
  • Transcription
  • Translation
  • What is the process of translation responsible for?

  • Transferring genetic information to synthesize amino acids (correct)
  • Determining the biochemical nature of genetic material
  • Synthesizing nucleic acids
  • Copying nucleic acids
  • What is the relationship between nucleotides and amino acids in terms of complementarity?

  • The complementarity between nucleotides and amino acids is theoretical
  • The complementarity between nucleotides and amino acids is still being studied
  • There is no complementarity between nucleotides and amino acids (correct)
  • There is complementarity between nucleotides and amino acids
  • What is responsible for the change in amino acids in proteins?

    <p>Change in nucleic acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was most challenging after determining the structure of DNA?

    <p>Deciphering the genetic code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist suggested that the genetic code should be made up of three nucleotides in order to code for all 20 amino acids?

    <p>George Gamow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did George Gamow propose about the genetic code?

    <p>It should be a combination of bases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the result of a permutation combination of 4 bases in the genetic code?

    <p>64 codons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist developed a chemical method to synthesize RNA molecules with defined combinations of bases?

    <p>Har Gobind Khorana</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist developed a cell-free system for protein synthesis that helped decipher the genetic code?

    <p>Marshall Nirenberg</p> Signup and view all the answers

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