Statistics for DNA Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Number of chromosomes in humans	46	85%
Part of cell where DNA is found	Nucleus	65%
Scientists credited with the discovery of DNA (2)	James Watson	55%
	Francis Crick	52%
Sugar found in RNA nucleotide	Ribose	52%
Sugar found in DNA nucleotide	Deoxyribose	48%
Scientist that discovered that DNA was a double helix	Rosalind Franklin	29%
Year of the discovery of the structure of DNA	1953	28%
Protein which DNA is wrapped around in eukaryotes	Histone	24%
Group of 3 RNA bases that code for an amino acid in translation	Codon	22%
What type of bond connects DNA nucleotides	Phosphodiester	12%
Form of DNA during interphase	Chromatin	11%
Group of 3 DNA bases that code for a codon	Triplet	10%
An agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans by causing a DNA mutation in gene regulatory sequences	Carcinogen	9%
Method in which the scientist discovered that DNA was a double helix	X-ray diffraction	3%
Scientist that demonstrated that DNA is composed of an equal number of purines (A + G) and pyrimidines (C + T)	Erwin Chagraff	2%
Main enzyme involved in transcription	RNA Polymerase III	1%