ppt 6 Flashcards
1
Q
DNA itself was identified by Swiss chemist
A
Friedrich Miescher
2
Q
While studying white blood cells – molecule is
slightly acidic, high percentage of
phosphorous, later he called it _______,
changed to nucleic acid- deoxyribonucleic
acid or DNA
A
“nuclein”
3
Q
Something from the dead type S bacteria was transforming the type
R bacteria and S. Griffith called this process
A
transformation
4
Q
Each nucleotide monomer is
built from three simple
molecular parts:
A
➢ Deoxyribose sugar,
➢ phosphate group, and
➢ Nitrogenous base
5
Q
sugar in all four nucleotides is called
A
deoxyribose.
6
Q
DNA polymers direct the production of other polymers
called
A
proteins.
7
Q
A chromosome consists of smaller segments called
A
genes.
8
Q
Each gene is further divided into three nucleotide
subsegments called
A
codons
9
Q
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