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BSC1010-Genetics
PBSC-BSC-The Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Question | Answer |
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What would the DNA bases be that would pair with: T C A G ? | A G T C |
In the Griffith's experiments, heat killed encapsulated bacteria were mixed with _______ and the mice died. | Live unencapsulated |
What are the subunits (building blocks) of nucleic acids? | Nucleotides |
The name of the strand in DNA replication that is made as one continuous piece. | Leading |
The pyrimidines found in DNA are: | Cytosine and Thymine |
The name of the process which makes DNA from a DNA template. | Replication |
The enzyme which pieces together the short DNA segments on the lagging strand during replication. | Ligase |
The type of bond holding the sugar/phosphate backbone together in DNA. | Covalent |
The ability of bacteria to pick acquire foreign pieces of DNA and incorporate that DNA into their genome. | Transformation |
In DNA & RNA, the base Cytosine pairs with: | Guanine |
Prior to Griffith's experiments, scientists thought the heritable material was either DNA or _______. | Protein |
In general, what are the 3 parts of a nucleotide? | Phosphate, Sugar, Base |
In DNA, the base Adenine pairs with: | Thymine |
The term for the new DNA molecule which is made during replication....being half old DNA and half new DNA. | Semi-Conservative Replication |
The name of the strand in DNA replication that is made as small pieces that are later put together. | Lagging |
The type of bond holding the bases together in the middle of the helix of DNA. | Hydrogen Bonds |
The term for loops of DNA which are coiled to compact the molecule. | Supercoiling |
The term that describes the 2 strands of DNA nucleotides running in opposite chemical directions is known as: | Anti-parallel |
How many molecules of DNA is/are contained in a single eukaryotic chromosome? | One |
What type of Streptococcus pneumoniae causes pneumonia? | Encapsulated |
What portion of the virus in the Hershey-Chase experiments actually went inside the host cell? | DNA only |
The purines found in DNA are: | Guanine and Adenine |
The sugar found in a nucleotide of DNA is: | Deoxyribose |
What direction is DNA polymerase able to make new strands? | 5' to 3' |
The term for DNA which is wound around histone proteins like a spool. | Nucleosomes |
The experiments by Griffith were done to prove that ______ was the heritable material. | DNA |
What type of Streptococcus pneumoniae does not cause pneumonia? | Unencapsulated |
The name of the enzyme which assembles new nucleotides to growing DNA strands during replication. | DNA Polymerase |
What 2 parts of the virus were radioactively labeled in the Hershey-Chase experiments? | DNA and Protein |