Packet 11: Bonus 19
This scientist names a technique that uses labeled ddNTPs that lack a 3’-OH group which terminates a chain For 10 points each,
[10h] Name this scientist who was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for identifying that insulin consists of 51 amino acids across two chains, A and B.
ANSWER: Frederick Sanger [accept Sanger sequencing]
[10e] The aforementioned technique is a variant of this general technique where the order of nucleotide bases is uncovered in a molecule that encodes genetic information.
ANSWER: DNA sequencing [do NOT accept RNA sequencing]
[10m] A radioactive variant of this element labels the primer to initiate DNA synthesis in Sanger sequencing. Kinases add a group consisting of this element along with oxygen to proteins.
ANSWER: phosphorus [prompt on P]
<Science - Biology, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 19.44 | 78% | 61% | 56% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian Rift in the Sky | Midnight Bus to Vista | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Heauton Timorumenos | Don't Ever Take Sides Against the Family | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearance | Prat Pack | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| With Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience | Always Set the Kurve | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 5 | 26.00 | 100% | 60% | 100% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 27.50 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 7 | 12.86 | 57% | 43% | 29% |