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Chapter 13 Reading Assignment (Pages 245-267)

1. Write out the definitions for all the vocabulary terms for Chapter 13.

2. What is the title of the chapter?

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3. Read the Overview.

What is special about DNA and its discovery?

4. List the concept titles below and explain what the title means.

Concept 13.1-

Concept 13.2-

Concept 13.3-

5. Read Concept 13.1 and give a brief description and conclusion of the different experiments from the following scientists.

Fredrick Griffith-

Oswald Avery-

Alfred Hershey & Martha Chase-

Erwin Chargaff-

Rosalind Franklin-

James Watson & Francis Crick-

6. Read Concept 13.2.

What is a template strand?

What do helicases do in DNA replication?

Why is a primer needed in DNA replication?

What is important about 3’ and 5’?

What is the difference between the leading and lagging strands?

What are Okazaki fragments?

What is the function of a telomerase?

7. Read Concept 13.3 and then come up with an analogy that will help you remember the structure of chromosomes. Describe it here.

8. Read Concept 13.4 and answer the following questions.

What is recombinant DNA?

What is the function of restriction enzymes?

How can two separate pieces of DNA be linked together?

What is the Polymerase Chain Reaction?

9. Read “Summary of Key Concepts” and then answer “Test Your Understanding” questions #1-10 below.