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genetics test Flashcards

1
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What is DNA composed of?

A

two parallel strands of linked subunits called nucleotides

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2
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3 parts of a nucleotide:

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phosphate group, sugar (deoxyribose), and a base

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3
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phospate and sugar link together to form

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the backbone of the DNA

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4
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the bases pair together to

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connect the two strands

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5
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genes

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instructions for inherited traits

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DNA

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causes recognizable inheritable characteristics in related organisms

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7
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Griffith

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1928

discovered that harmless bacteria could cause disease when mixed with killed disease-causing bacteria

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Avery

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1940s

DNA is responsible for transformation in bacteria

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Hershey and Chase

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1950s

Showed that DNA is the genetic material in viruses

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10
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Chargaff

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1949

Showed the base pairs of DNA

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11
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Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

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1950s

used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of DNA

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12
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Watson and Crick

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1950s

constructed a 3D model of DNA

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