What Was the Most Important Discovery That Watson and Crick

question 44

Multiple Choice

What was the most important discovery that Watson and Crick used to help unravel the way DNA worked?

• A)that DNA's base pairs hydrogen bonded with only one other base pair
• B)that DNA was a helix
• C)that DNA was a double helix
• D)that DNA was the genetic material of the cell and it could pass on hereditary information
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Phenylalanine

An essential amino acid required for growth and protein synthesis, obtained through diet.

Phenylketonuria

A genetic disorder characterized by the body's inability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to its accumulation.

Metabolism

The sum of the chemical reactions that occur in a cell.

Autosomal Dominant

A pattern of inheritance where a trait can be expressed in an individual who has one copy of a gene associated with a trait.