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,TABLEOFCONTENT

Chapter 01: Introduction to Genetics ...................................................................................................................... 3
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Chapter 02: Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction ......................................................................................... 15
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Chapter 03: Basic Principles of Heredity .............................................................................................................. 32
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Chapter 04: Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles ............................................................................ 59
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Chapter 05: Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping ................................................................. 98
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Chapter 06: Chromosome Variation ................................................................................................................... 115
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Chapter 07: Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems ............................................................................................ 139
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Chapter 08 DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene ........................................................................................ 152
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Chapter 09: DNA Replication and Recombination ............................................................................................. 181
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Chapter 10: From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and RNA Processing ......................................................... 198
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Chapter 11: From DNA to Proteins: Translation ............................................................................................... 224
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Chapter 12: Control of Gene Expression ............................................................................................................ 244
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Chapter 13: Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and DNA Repair.......................................................... 278
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Chapter14: Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology ............................................................................. 298
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Chapter 15: Genomics and Proteomics .............................................................................................................. 314
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Chapter 16: Cancer Genetics ............................................................................................................................... 332
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Chapter 17: Quantitative Genetics ....................................................................................................................... 346
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Chapter 18: Population and Evolutionary Genetics ........................................................................................... 366
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Genetics
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1. Albinism is rare in most human populations, occurring at a frequency of about 1 in 20,000 people. Howev e
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r, the trait occurs at a frequency of 1 in 200 in certain Hopi villages of Black Mesa in Arizona. Explain in ter m
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s of natural selection why albinism is so rare in most human populations.
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ANSWER: In most populations, there is fairly strong selection against albinism because albinos don’t produce m
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e lanin, causing their skin cells not to be protected from the damaging effects of sunlight. Als
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o, th e la c k of melanin in their eyes causes them to have poor eyesight. Finally, in most cultu
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res albin os are s e en as abnormal, and they are not normally sought out for marriage and mati
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ng. Therefor e, in most po pulations the alleles that cause albinism are selected against, and they dec
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rease in fre quency or are ke pt at a low level, causing the recessive trait to be rare.
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2. Albinism is rare in most human populations, occurring at a frequency of about 1 in 20,000 people. Howev e
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r, the trait occurs at a frequency of 1 in 200 in certain Hopi villages of Black Mesa in Arizona. Explain in ter m
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s of natural selection why the trait is so much more common among the Hopis of Black Mesa.
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ANSWER: Albinos occupy a privileged position among the Hopis of Black Mesa. In this culture, albinos a
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re viewed as especially pretty, clean, and intelligent, and they often occupy positions of leader s
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hip. Albinos are celebrated in the villages as a sign of purity of Hopi blood in the comm
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Furthermore, albinos are often excused from normal male field labor because of their sensitivity tot7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7 t7


s unlight, causing them to be left behind in the village with the women during the daytime.
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Thi s allo ws them extra mating opportunities compared to the other men of the village. Therefo
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re, t he alleles that cause albinism are either selected for in this culture or at least not selected ag
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ainst as strongly a s in other cultures, allowing the trait to occur at a much higher frequen
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3. Which oneof the following pairings between the subdiscipline of genetics and the phenomenon is I
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b. gene regulation—molecular genetics
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c. allelic frequency alteration—population genetics
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e. chemical nature of the gene—transmission genetics t7 t7 t7 t7 t7



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4. Which one of the following topics of research belongs to the discipline of transmissiongenetics?
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d. evolution
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5. The complete genetic makeup of an organism is referred to as its
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a. chromosome.
b. alleles.
c. locus.
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, d. genome.
e. phenotype.
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6. Identify a TRUE statement from the following descriptions concerning genetics.
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a. The theory of pangenesis states that all living organisms are composed of cells.
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b. Bacteria and viruses are not useful in studying genes and inheritance because they are structurall
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y and metabolically different from eukaryotic cells.
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c. Charles Darwin accurately described the laws ofinheritance in his landmark book, On theOrigin of S p
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ecies.
d. Many human traits, such as skin and hair color, are determined by more than a singlegene.
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e. Evolution can occur without genetic changes in the population.
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ANSWER: d t7




7. Identify a FALSE statement from the following descriptions of genetics.
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a. Humans first applied genetics to the domesticationof plants and animals between approximately
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1 0,000 and 12,000 years ago.
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b. Some viruses use RNA to carry their geneticinformation.
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c. Albinism results from a mutation in the genes that control the synthesis and storage ofmelanin.
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d. All human traits that display blending inheritance are affected by a single gene.
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e. Theprocess by which genetic information is copied and decoded is similar for all forms oflife.
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ANSWER: d t7




8. Which of the following species is considered a model genetic organism?
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a. the plant Linaria vulgaris
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b. the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
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c. the worm Caenorhabditis elegans
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d. the frog Hyla chrysoscelis
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e. thechimpanzeePantroglodytes
ANSWER: c
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9. Which of the following would serve the LEAST well as a model for understanding basic mechanisms of i
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nheritance?
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b. humans
c. yeast
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10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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a. Each subdiscipline of genetics is very specific as to what is explored and does not overlap withthe
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