What Did Watson and Crick Suggest to Be Significant About

question 38

Multiple Choice

What did Watson and Crick suggest to be significant about the base pairing found in the helix?

• A) It allowed the DNA to twist in a helix.
• B) The DNA could be circular.
• C) It was a mechanism for copying.
• D) All of the answers are correct.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both an amino group and a carboxyl group.

Proteins

Proteins are large, complex molecules made up of amino acids and are essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.

Organic Soup

A hypothetical mixture of organic molecules from which life on Earth could have originated, prebiotically existing in the Earth's early oceans.

DNA Or RNA

Molecules that contain the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and control of cellular activities; DNA is double-stranded while RNA is typically single-stranded.