DNA Quiz

Answer the questions on DNA!

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Scientist that discovered that DNA was a double helix	Rosalind Franklin
Method in which the scientist discovered that DNA was a double helix	X-ray diffraction
Number of chromosomes in humans	46
Year of the discovery of the structure of DNA	1953
Scientists credited with the discovery of DNA (2)	James Watson
	Francis Crick
Scientist that demonstrated that DNA is composed of an equal number of purines (A + G) and pyrimidines (C + T)	Erwin Chagraff
Main enzyme involved in transcription	RNA Polymerase III
Form of DNA during interphase	Chromatin
Part of cell where DNA is found	Nucleus
Sugar found in DNA nucleotide	Deoxyribose
Sugar found in RNA nucleotide	Ribose
Protein which DNA is wrapped around in eukaryotes	Histone
An agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans by causing a DNA mutation in gene regulatory sequences	Carcinogen
Group of 3 DNA bases that code for a codon	Triplet
Group of 3 RNA bases that code for an amino acid in translation	Codon
What type of bond connects DNA nucleotides	Phosphodiester