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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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A) National Institutes of Health k k k
B) deCODE
C) Gattaca
D) Biogen
E) American Cancer Society k k
Answer: B
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Section: Introduction
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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Section: Introduction
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 burstsk k k k
C) high genetic diversity
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D) lack of genealogical information
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E) virtual absence of mutation
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Answer: A
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Section: Introduction
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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Section: 1.3
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, 5) The immediate product of transcription is
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A) a phospholipid
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B) an amino acidk k
C) a protein
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D) a carbohydrate
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E) RNA
Answer: E k
Section: 1.3
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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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A) haploid; n k
B) haploid; 2n k
C) diploid; 2n k
D) diploid; n k
E) None of the answers listed is correct.
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Answer: C
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Section: 1.2
7) Genetics is the study of k k k k k .
A) heredity and variation k k
B) mutation and recession k k
C) transcription and translation k k
D) diploid and haploid k k
E) replication and recombination k k
Answer: A
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Section: 1.2
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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Section: 1.2
9) What is a mutation? k k k
Answer: A mutation is an inherited change in a gene.
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Section: 1.2
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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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Section: 1.2
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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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A) National Institutes of Health k k k
B) deCODE
C) Gattaca
D) Biogen
E) American Cancer Society k k
Answer: B
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Section: Introduction
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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Section: Introduction
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 burstsk k k k
C) high genetic diversity
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D) lack of genealogical information
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E) virtual absence of mutation
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Answer: A
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Section: Introduction
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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Section: 1.3
3
, 5) The immediate product of transcription is
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A) a phospholipid
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B) an amino acidk k
C) a protein
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D) a carbohydrate
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E) RNA
Answer: E k
Section: 1.3
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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
k k number. It is usually symbolized
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as
k k .
A) haploid; n k
B) haploid; 2n k
C) diploid; 2n k
D) diploid; n k
E) None of the answers listed is correct.
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Answer: C
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Section: 1.2
7) Genetics is the study of k k k k k .
A) heredity and variation k k
B) mutation and recession k k
C) transcription and translation k k
D) diploid and haploid k k
E) replication and recombination k k
Answer: A
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Section: 1.2
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
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
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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Section: 1.2
9) What is a mutation? k k k
Answer: A mutation is an inherited change in a gene.
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Section: 1.2
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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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Section: 1.2
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