Chapter 6

Question 1

What is Molecular Biology?

Answer 1

The study of molecular underpinnings of the processes of replication, transcription, translation, and cell function. The central dogma of molecular biology where genetic material is transcribed into RNA and then translated into protein, despite being oversimplified, still provides a good starting point for understanding the field.

Question 2

Basic building blocks of DNA and RNA.

Answer 2

Nucleotides