Test Bank For Genetics; A Conceptual Approach, 7th Edition (Pierce, 2024), Chapter 1-26 | isbn 9781319216801 Complete Solution Guide A+.

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,Concepts of Genetics, 7e (Klug/Cummings/Spencer/Palladino)
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Genetics
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1) What is the name of the company or institution that has access to the health, genealogical, and
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genetic information of approximately 270,000 residents of Iceland?
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B) deCODE
C) Gattaca
D) Biogen
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Answer: B
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2) A biotechnology company, deCODE, is in the process of creating a database that contains
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A) the gene sequences of all newborns in the United States beginning in 2006
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B) a compilation of all the known genes in humans throughout the free world
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C) health, genealogical, and genetic information of approximately 270,000 residents of Iceland
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D) a complete sequence of the human genome
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E) all the information available on the human genome project
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Answer: C
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3) Why did deCODE select Iceland for its ambitious research project?
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A) a relatively low degree of genetic diversity
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B) frequent and extensive mutational bursts ll ll ll ll



C) high genetic diversity
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D) lack of genealogical information
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Answer: A
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4) The genetic material DNA consists of basic subunits called
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A) mitochondria
B) lysosomes
C) centrioles
D) nucleotides
E) None of the answers listed is correct.
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Answer: D
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C) a protein
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D) a carbohydrate
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6) In many species, there are two representatives of each chromosome. In such species, the
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characteristic number of chromosomes is called the
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as
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E) None of the answers listed is correct.
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Answer: C
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7) Genetics is the study of ll ll ll ll ll .
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Answer: A
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8) Early in the twentieth century, Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri noted that the behavior of
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chromosomes during meiosis is identical to the behavior of genes during gamete formation. They
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proposed that genes are carried on chromosomes, which led to the basis of the
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Answer: Chromosome Theory of Inheritance
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9) What is a mutation? ll ll ll



Answer: A mutation is an inherited change in a gene.
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10) What is a simple definition of an allele?
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Answer: An allele is a variant form of a gene.
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