Cell Repair Assignment

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

The molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism

Question 2

Nucleic Acids

Answer 2

an important class of macromolecules found in all cells and viruses.

Question 3

Proteins

Answer 3

a naturally occurring, extremely complex substance that consists of amino acid residues joined by peptide bonds

Question 4

James Watson and Francis Crick

Answer 4

described the molecular structure of DNA, which they called a “double helix,”

Question 5

Rosalind Franklin

Answer 5

the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA

Question 6

Nucleotides

Answer 6

essential for replication of DNA and transcription of RNA in rapidly dividing stages

Question 7

Three Parts of a nucleotide

Answer 7

the base, the sugar, and the phosphate.

Question 8

Chargaff Base Pairing Rule

Answer 8

The rule that in DNA there is always equality in quantity between the bases A and T and between the bases G and C.

Question 9

Mutation

Answer 9

A Mutation occurs when a DNA gene is damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene.

Question 10

Three types of Mutations

Answer 10

base substitutions, deletions and insertions.

Question 11

Chromosomes

Answer 11

A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell.