Who was first scientist to identify and characterize DNA?

a. Rosalind Franklin
b. Linus Pauling
c. Francis Crick
d. Friedrich Miescher


Answer: d. Friedrich Miescher

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When experimenting with Streptococcus pneumoniae in the 1920s, Griffith concluded that some substance from the dead S strain bacteria passed to the R strain bacteria, imparting virulence and the ability to form a capsule. Avery and others continued the search for the substance that "transformed" the R strain into the S strain.Hypothesis I:Genetic material or "transforming substance" is protein.Hypothesis II:Genetic material or "transforming substance" is RNA.Hypothesis III:Genetic material or "transforming substance" is DNA.An experiment was performed that demonstrated that the addition of a protein-degrading enzyme did not prevent transformation. This finding

A. supports Hypothesis I. B. supports Hypothesis II. C. supports Hypothesis III. D. rejects Hypothesis I only. E. rejects Hypothesis II only. F. rejects Hypothesis III only. G. does not support any of these hypotheses.

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Which of the following macromolecules is insoluble in water?

A) lipids B) sugars C) amino acids D) disaccharides E) nucleic acids

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A male fruit fly carries the allele for yellow body color on his X chromosome. How would this male's genotype for this body color gene be described?

A. heterozygous B. homogametic C. holandric D. hemizygous E. homozygous

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The release of acetylcholine into the neuromuscular junction is shortly followed by the release of ________ ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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