8.1 Study Guide Flashcards
1
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What is the main difference between DNA and RNA?
A
DNA stores information while RNA makes proteins.
2
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What was the Griffith experiment studying?
A
Pneumonia, and eventually what the strains of pneumonia were sharing to make it deadly.
3
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What were the Avery, Macleod, and McCarty experiments studying?
A
Whether protein, DNA, or RNA stopped the transformation when it was destroyed.
4
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What are nucleotides made of?
A
Phosphate, Sugar, and Nitrogenous Base.
5
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How was the Hershey and Chase experiment carried out?
A
Batches of viruses were marked with different radioactives tags (proteins and DNA) and bacteria contained what the genetic material is (which could be detected because of the radioactive tags).
6
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What are sugar and phosphate bonds held together by?
A
Covalent bonds.
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