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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 4, Rounds 7-8: SF an   
   25 Oct 22 20:04:45   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Science-Fiction Books   
   >   
   > 2. "Foundation".   
      
   Isaac Asimow   
      
   > 6. "A Clockwork Orange".   
      
   Burgees   
      
   > 8. "The Handmaid's Tale".   
      
   Margarete Atwood   
      
   > 9. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".   
      
   Jules Verne   
      
   > * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - Genetics   
   >   
   > 1. On 1953-02-28, at Cambridge University's Cavendish Labs, James   
   >    Watson and Francis Crick made what discovery about the structure   
   >    of DNA?   
      
   It's twisted   
      
   > 2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use for his heredity studies for   
   >    the paper he published in 1866?   
      
   Peas   
      
   > 3. In the acronym DNA, what does the A stand for?   
      
   Acid   
      
   > 4. How many chromosomes do humans normally have in each typical   
   >    cell?   
      
   46   
      
   > 5. Chromosomes are duplicated prior to cell division.  What is it   
   >    called if there is an error in that duplication?   
      
   Mutation   
      
   > 7. They are scattered throughout the cell outside the nucleus and   
   >    produces the cell's energy.  They contain a small loop of DNA   
   >    and there are 500-1,000 of them in every human cell.  What are   
   >    they called?   
      
   Mitokondrie   
      
   > 8. In the 1950s, what group of viruses was found to be made up of   
   >    RNA rather the than usual DNA?   
      
   Coronaviruses   
      
   > 9. What is the name of the initiative to identify and map all of   
   >    the genes found in people?   
      
   Project Hugo   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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