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How many strands is DNA? next

2 $100

What are the four nitrogen bases that make up DNA? next

Adenine, Guanine, Cytocine & Thymine $200

What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together? next

Hydrogen $300

Who earned the Nobel Prize for determining the double helix structure of DNA? next

Watson & Crick $400

How many bases make up the human genome? next

Three billion $500

What is a gene? next

Section of DNA that codes for a trait $100

Where do you find genes? next

On chromosomes $200

How many chromosomes do humans have? next

23 Pairs $300

How many genes do humans have? next

Approximately 20,000 – 30,000 $400

Genes contain instructions to make which macromolecule? next

Proteins $500

Which scientist was nicknamed “Father of Genetics? Mendel or Griffith next

Mendel $100

Which scientist took X-ray pictures of DNA? Franklin or Avery next

Franklin $200

Which scientist injected mice with pneumonia? Chargaff or Griffith next

Griffith $300

Which scientist determined rules for base pairing? Chargaff or Levene next

Chargaff $400

Which scientist(s) determined that genetic material is composed of DNA and NOT protein? Hershey & Chase or Avery next

Avery $500

What are the three parts of a nucleotide? next

Sugar, Phosphate and Base $100

The sides of the DNA molecule are made up of what two parts? next

Sugar (Deoxyribose) and Phosphate $200

Why does DNA need to be replicated? next

We make more cells and need DNA for those cells $300

What enzyme is responsible for adding DNA nucleotides to the unwound DNA chain? next

DNA Polymerase $400

What enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds between the bases in this process? next

Helicase $500

What is the goal of transcription? next

To copy DNA – make mRNA $100

Why must mRNA be made during transcription? next

DNA cannot leave the nucleus – protect the genetic code $200

What is the goal of translation? next

To make proteins – putting amino acids together $300

Define codon and anticodon next

Anticodon: 3 letter code on tRNA molecule Codon: 3 letter code on mRNA molecule $400

Use the mRNA codon table to determine the amino acids for the following set of bases: AUG UCU UAA next

Methonine / Start Codon Serine Stop Codon $500