Q: What is the full form of DNA?
A: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Q: Who discovered the double helix structure of DNA?
A: James Watson and Francis Crick
Q: What is the shape of DNA?
A: Double helix
Q: DNA is mainly found in which part of the cell?
A: Nucleus
Q: What are the building blocks of DNA?
A: Nucleotides
Q: How many types of nitrogenous bases are in DNA?
A: Four
Q: Name the base pairs in DNA?
A: Adenine Thymine and Cytosine Guanine
Q: What sugar is found in DNA?
A: Deoxyribose
Q: What bonds hold DNA base pairs together?
A: Hydrogen bonds
Q: What is the function of DNA?
A: Stores genetic information
Q: What is the full form of RNA?
A: Ribonucleic Acid
Q: What sugar is found in RNA?
A: Ribose
Q: Which base replaces thymine in RNA?
A: Uracil
Q: Name the base pairs in RNA?
A: Adenine Uracil and Cytosine Guanine
Q: What are the three main types of RNA?
A: mRNA tRNA rRNA
Q: What does mRNA do?
A: Carries genetic code from DNA to ribosomes
Q: What is the role of tRNA?
A: Transfers amino acids to ribosomes
Q: What is the role of rRNA?
A: Forms ribosomes for protein synthesis
Q: Where is RNA synthesized?
A: Nucleus
Q: RNA is usually single or double stranded?
A: Single stranded
Q: Who is the father of genetics?
A: Gregor Mendel
Q: What did Mendel experiment with?
A: Pea plants
Q: What are genes?
A: Units of heredity
Q: What is homozygous?
A: Having identical alleles
Q: What is heterozygous?
A: Having different alleles
Q: What is heredity?
A: Passing of traits from parents to offspring
Q: How many chromosomes are in a human body cell?
A: 46
Q: How many chromosomes are in a human gamete?
A: 23
Q: What determines the sex of a child?
A: Fathers sperm X or Y
Q: What are sex chromosomes in males?
A: XY
Q: What are sex chromosomes in females?
A: XX
Q: What is a mutation?
A: Change in DNA sequence
Q: What is genetic engineering?
A: Manipulation of genes
Q: What is a karyotype?
A: Chromosome picture
Q: What is a monohybrid cross?
A: Cross involving one trait
Q: What is a dihybrid cross?
A: Cross involving two traits
Q: What genetic disorder is caused by an extra chromosome 21?
A: Down syndrome
Q: What is hemophilia?
A: Blood clotting disorder
Q: What is cloning?
A: Producing genetically identical organism
Q: What is CRISPR?
A: Gene editing technology