Chapter 16- The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question 0

What do you think when Griffith is mentioned?

Answer 0

Transformation

Question 1

Who discovered Chromosomes and Genes

Answer 1

Morgan

Question 2

In pneumonia, which type of cells are harmful and what types of cells are harmless?

Answer 2

S cells are harmful while R cells are harmless

Question 3

What does virulent mean?

Answer 3

Harmful

Question 4

Why do S cells kill while R cells die in pneumonia?

Answer 4

S cells are protected by a capsule which prevents the body to identify it as a threat and unable to kill it. R cells are not protected by a capsule and will quickly die from the body’s immune system.

Question 5

What is the transformation agent in pneumonia and all other cells?

Answer 5

DNA

Question 6

Who discovered that the transforming agent in a cell was DNA?

Answer 6

Avery

Question 7

What is transformation in cells?

Answer 7

When bacteria will take up free floating pieces of DNA and incorporate them in their own genome

Question 8

Who proved DNA was the hereditary molecule?

Answer 8

Hershey and chase

Question 9

What are viruses also called?

Answer 9

Bacteriophages