Genetics science final exam 2024 Question and Answers

Genetics science final exam 2024 Question and Answers Scientists who discovered the structure of DNA... James Watson and Francis Crick Female scientists who often is not credited for her contributions in discovering the structure of DNA.... Rosalind Franklin Describe the structure of DNA Double twisting helix DNA belongs to the group of organic compounds known as... Nucleic acids What are the two groups of nucleic acids? DNA and RNA DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid RNA stands for Ribonucleic acid What are the building blocks of nucleic acids? Nucleotides What is the structure of a nucleotide? 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base Compare DNA and RNA 1) DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded 2) DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose and RNA contains the sugar ribose 3) DNA the nitrogen bases A, T, G, C and RNA has the nitrogen bases A, U, G, and C 4) DNA stays in the nucleus. There are 3 types of RNA and they can move throughout the cell. Name the three types of RNA... MRNA, tRNA, rRNA What does mRNA stand for? Messenger RNA What does tRNA stand for? Transfer RNA What does rRNA stand for? Ribosomal RNA What if Gregory Mendel known for The father of genetics What did Gregory Mendel study? Pea plants Name Mendel's Laws Dominant and recessive alleles Law of segregation Law of independent assortment Law of Segregation Mendel's law that states that the pairs of homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis so that only one chromosome from each pair is present in each gamete Law of independent assortment Mendel's second law, stating that allele pairs separate from one another during gamete formation Dominant allel