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| What is the definition of transformation? |
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| A transfer of genetic material from one cell to another |
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| viruses that infect bacteria |
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| Who discovered that the transforming agent in Griffith's experiments was DNA? |
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| What was Hershey and Chase's Conclusion? |
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| DNA is the hereditary molecule in viruses. |
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| Nitrogenous bases that have a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms. Adenine and Guanine |
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Nitrogenous babes that have a single ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.
Cytosine and Thymine |
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State the Complementary Base Pairs
DNA & RNA |
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A and T, C and G
A and U, C and G |
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| Two strands of DNA are held together by what? |
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| What are 3 parts of a DNA nucleotide? |
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| Sugar, phosphate, Nitrogen Base |
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| The Structure of DNA was determined by whom? |
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| After DNA replication, how many molecules of DNA are there produced? |
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| What is the process of producing mRNA from instructions in the DNA is called what? |
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| What is a three nucleotide sequence in mRNA that encodes an amino acid? |
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| A protein is a polymer consisting of a specific sequence of what? |
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| During translation one end of an tRNA molecule pairs with what? |
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| a complementary mRNA codon |
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| Describe 3 ways that RNA differs from DNA? |
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1. Ribose
2. Single-Stranded
3.Uracil |
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| What molecule contains a unique combination of encoded characteristics? |
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| What molecule's function is to store and transmit genetic information? |
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| Is DNA a long or short stranded molecule? |
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| Molecules of DNA are composed of long chains of what? |
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| What type of sugar is found in DNA? |
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| What type of sugar is found in RNA? |
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| What part of its molecule is DNA named for? |
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| What are purines and pyrimidines examples of? |
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| What do Chargaff's rules state? |
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| What enzyme adds nucleotides to a complementary strand of DNA? |
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| What molecules transfers amino acids to ribosomes? |
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| Which type of RNA carries instructions for making proteins? |
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| What base is found in RNA that is not found in DNA? |
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| During translation, a ribosome binds to what? |
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| Where does protein synthesis occur? |
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| What enzyme is used in transcription |
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| Where does RNA polymerase bind to begin transcription? |
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| The Human genome contains how many chromosome pairs? |
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| How many genes does the human genome contain? |
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| How many base pairs does the human genome contain? |
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| Who showed that cells missing protein and RNA were able to transform R cells into S cells and kill mice, but cells missing DNA could not.. ? |
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| Who used DNA labeled with radioactive phosphorous in their experiments? |
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| When DNA replicates, the new strand is what to the other? |
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| What enzyme adds bases to form a new DNA molecule? |
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| What types of bonds hold the bases together in a DNA molecule? |
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| What enzyme is responsible for transcribing RNA? |
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| What form of RNA carries genetic information from the DNA to ribosomes? |
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| What sequence of DNA is at the beginning of the gene and signals RNA polymerase to start? |
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| What is a nucleotide sequence of tRNA that are complementary to codons of mRNA called? |
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| During translation, amino acids are brought to the ribosomes by what? |
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