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| ____________ were once considered a better candidate as the molecule to store genetic information for the cell |
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| Proteins have ____ number of different amino acids. |
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| DNA possesses ______ different nucleotides. |
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| Why was DNA originally not considered for storing genetic information? |
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| Thought it was too simple |
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| __________________ in _______ showed bacteria could be changed genetically by a “transforming principle” |
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| Griffith in 1928 showed bacteria could be changed genetically by a ____________________. |
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| In 1944, ________, _________, and ____________ showed that the transforming principle is the chemical DNA |
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| Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty |
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| In _________, Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty showed that the transforming principle is the chemical DNA |
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| ___________ and __________ in 1952 used an E. coli virus (phage) to confirm that DNA is the genetic material |
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| Hershey and Chase in _______ used an E. coli virus (phage) to confirm that DNA is the genetic material |
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| Hershey and Chase in 1952 used an _____________ virus (phage) to confirm that DNA is the genetic material |
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| Change of non-virulent organisms into virulent ones is a result of ''_______________'' |
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| Change of non-virulent organisms into virulent ones is a result of “transformation” |
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1.) deoxyribnucleic acid (DNA)
2.) ribonucleic acid (RNA)
3.) proteins and enzymese |
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| What is DNA's main function? |
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| storage molecule for genetic instructions to carry out metabolism and reproduction |
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| Wha is RNA's main function? |
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| expresses the information in DNA |
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| What is proteins and enzymes main function? |
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| build cellular structures and do cellular work |
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| Whos job is it to build cellular structures and do cellular work? |
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| Who expresses the information in DNA? |
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| Who is a storage molecule for genetic instructions to carry out metabolism and reproduction? |
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| What does the term genome mean? |
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| all DNA present in a cell or virus |
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| What does the term genotype mean? |
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| specific set of genes an organism possesses |
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| What does the term phenotype mean? |
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| collection of observable characteristics |
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| DNA is a polymer of _______________ _______________. |
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| What does a nucleotide consist of? |
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| a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar, and 1-3 phosphate group(s) |
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| What are the 4 nitrogenous bases? |
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The 4 nitrogenous bases
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double ring;
Adenine, Guanine |
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single ring;
Thymine, Cytosine |
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| What is the DNA double helix held together by? |
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| DNA backbone is made of _________________ and _________________. |
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| deoxyribose sugar and phosphate |
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| Each single strand acts as a template for the new “____________” strand |
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| complimentary pairing rule(a=t,c=g) |
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| complimentary pairing rule(a=t,c=g) |
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| DNA replication is ____________-___________. |
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| Semi-conservative mean.... |
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| one parent strand and one daughter strand |
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| DNA in most Bacteria is ________________ |
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| ______________ _________________ is where DNA is unwound & replicated |
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