What year did Watson, Crick, and Wilkins win the Nobel Prize?
1960
1962
1964
1966
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What year did Watson, Crick, and Wilkins win the Nobel Prize?
1960
1962
1964
1966
Which university were Watson and Crick affiliated with during their discovery?
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Harvard University
Stanford University
What are the building blocks of DNA?
Amino acids
Nucleotides
Proteins
Carbohydrates
In which journal was their DNA model first published?
Nature
Science
Cell
The Lancet
Who contributed X-ray diffraction data that helped Watson and Crick?
Rosalind Franklin
Linus Pauling
Erwin Chargaff
Maurice Wilkins
What property of DNA allows it to carry genetic information?
Its length
Its double-stranded structure
Its base sequence
Its helical shape
What award did Watson and Crick receive for their work on DNA?
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Nobel Peace Prize
Watson and Crick worked during which decade?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
Which nitrogenous base is NOT found in DNA?
Adenine
Thymine
Uracil
Guanine
What is the orientation of the two DNA strands?
Parallel
Antiparallel
Coiled randomly
Cross-linked
What was one of Watson and Crick's key insights about DNA?
It is circular
It is self-replicating
It has identical strands
It lacks directionality
Watson and Crick's model of DNA helped explain which cellular process?
Mitosis
Genetic replication
Protein degradation
Lipid synthesis
Which sugar is found in DNA?
Glucose
Ribose
Deoxyribose
Sucrose
What is the significance of complementary base pairing in DNA?
Provides stability
Allows replication
Enables translation
Inhibits mutation
Watson and Crick used data from which scientist without direct permission?
Rosalind Franklin
Erwin Chargaff
Maurice Wilkins
Linus Pauling
How many strands make up the DNA double helix?
1
2
3
4
Which scientist initially proposed a triple helix structure for DNA?
Linus Pauling
Francis Crick
Rosalind Franklin
James Watson
What shape did Watson and Crick describe DNA as?
Double helix
Single strand
Triple helix
Quadruple helix
What does DNA store in cells?
Energy
Genetic information
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Which Nobel category did Watson and Crick win?
Physics
Chemistry
Medicine
Peace