DNA structure and Genetics Practice

DNA stands for what?

• Ribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Adenine

What are the monomers of DNA?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleotides

Which of the following is NOT part of a nucleotide?

• Phosphate

• Protein

• Sugar

Is DNA single or double stranded?

• Single

• Double

What shape do we refer to DNA as?

• Single Helix

• Double Helix

This person took the first xray crystallography photo of the structure of DNA

• Rosalind Franklin

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

The complimentary base pairing rule states that

• Adenine pairs with Cytosine

• Cytosine pairs with Thymine

• Adenine pairs with Thymine

What is the definition of genetics?

• The study of life

• The study of heredity

• The study of punnett squares

Which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

• Bb

• Blue Eyes

A gene is

• A characteristic of an individual

• Different versions of a gene

• Part of a person's DNA that influences a trait