Honors Bio Flashcards
1
Q
Who discovered DNA
A
James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins
2
Q
What year was DNA discovered
A
1953
3
Q
What did Erwin Chargaff discover?
A
The percentage of guanine and cytosine in DNA are almost equal, same for thymine and adenine
4
Q
What enzyme unzips 2 strands of DNA?
A
DNA helicase
5
Q
What are four differences bewteen RNA and DNA?
A
RNA has one strand, is permanent, has uracil, and is disposable
6
Q
Where does transcription occur?
A
Nucleus
7
Q
What is the universal start codon and what amino acid does it code for?
A
AUG, methionine
