Molecular Genetics Flashcards
1
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Griffith
A
mice, bacteria strains
2
Q
Avery
A
figured out the transforming factor was DNA
3
Q
Hershey and Chase
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used bacteriophages to support previous claims
4
Q
Watson and Crick
A
structure of DNA
5
Q
Chargaff
A
base pairing rules (C-G, etc)
6
Q
What 3 things make up nucleotides?
A
- Five-carbon sugar (deoxyribose)
- Phosphate group
- Nitrogenous base
7
Q
How many amino acids are there?
A
20 different kinds
8
Q
Helicase
A
unwind, unzip DNA, break hydrogen bonds
9
Q
Topoisomerase
A
relaxes DNA; loosen it up
10
Q
RNA primase
A
10 RNA bases
11
Q
DNA polymerase
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add new nucleotides, proofread bases, fix minor errors (same)
12
Q
RNA polymerase
A
add new nucleotides, proofread bases, fix minor errors (same)
13
Q
DNA ligase
A
connections okazaki fragments
14
Q
Semiconservative
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saves 1/2 the DNA
15
Q
Transcription
A
converting from DNA to RNA
