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E.C. Flashcards
Flash Cards, DNA, Extra Credit
| Question | Answer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are the pyrimidines in DNA? | Cytosine, Thymine | |||
| Who built the model that explained how DNA worked? | James Watson and Francis Crick | |||
| What are the three basic parts of a nucleotide? | Deoxyribose, a phosphate, a nitrogenous base | |||
| Which bases are paired together in DNA? | Adenine with Guanine Cytosine with Thymine | |||
| Who won the Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA? | Watson, Crick, and Wilkins | |||
| What is a chromosome? | A structure that contains genetic information and is passed on from one generation of cells to the next | |||
| How many chromosomes do humans have? | 46 chromosomes | |||
| What is DNA made up of? | Nucleotides | |||
| What are the four bases found in DNA? | Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine | |||
| What are the purines in DNA? | Adenine, Guanine |