Chapter 10: Molecular Genetics Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Griffith

A

bacterial transformation - alter genetic makeup by absorbing foreign DNA molecules

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty

A

provided evidence the molecule that bacteria was transferring was DNA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Hershey and Chase

A

proved that DNA, not proteins,is the molecule of inheritance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Rosalind Franklin

A

DNA is in a helical shape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Watson and Crick

A

Correctly described DNA as a double helix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly