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Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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Anthony J.F. Griffiths, John Doebley, Catherine Peichel, and David A.
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Wassarman
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12th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter fr 01 fr The Genetics Revolution
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Chapter fr 02 fr Single Gene Inheritance
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Chapter fr 03 fr Independent Assortment of Genes fr fr fr 26
Chapter fr 04 fr Mapping Eukaryote Chromosomes by Recombination
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Chapter fr 05 fr Gene Interaction
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Chapter fr 06 fr The Genetics of Bacteria and Their Viruses
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Chapter fr 07 fr DNA Structure and Replication
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Chapter fr 08 fr RNA Transcription Processing and Decay
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Chapter fr 09 fr Proteins and Their Synthesis
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Chapter 10 Gene Isolation and Manipulation
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Chapter fr 11 frRegulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria and Their Viruses
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Chapter fr 12 frRegulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
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Chapter fr 13 frThe Genetic Control of Development
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Chapter fr 14 frGenomes and Genomics fr fr 192
Chapter fr 15 frDNA Damage Repair and Recombination
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Chapter fr 16fr The Dynamic Genome Transposable Elements
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Chapter fr 17 frLarge Scale Chromosomal Changes
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Chapter 18 Population Genetics
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Chapter 19 The Inheritance of Complex Traits
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Chapter 20 Evolution of Genes and Traits
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Chapter 01: The Genetics Revolution
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1. The early 1900s was an important period for genetics due to which of the following major events?
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a. the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's scientific findings
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b. Watson and Crick solving the structure of DNA
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c. Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri hypothesizing that chromosomes are the hereditary elements
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d. the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's scientific findings and Walter Sutton and Theodore
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Boveri hypothesizing that chromosomes are the hereditary elements
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e. All of the answer options are correct.
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ANSWER: e f r f r
2. A sample of normal double-stranded DNA was found to have a guanine content of 18%.
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a. 9%
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d. 68%
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ANSWER: b f r f r
3. In one strand of DNA, the nucleotide sequence is 5'-ATGC-3'. The complementary
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a. 3'-ATGC-5'.
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ANSWER: b f r f r
4. How many different DNA molecules that are eight-nucleotide-pairs long are theoretically possible?
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a. 24
b. 32
c. 64
d. 256
e. 65,536
ANSWER: e f r f r
5. Which of the following is/are TRUE about genes?
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a. Genes are located on chromosomes.fr fr fr fr
b. Genes come in variants known as alleles.
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c. Genes usually encode protein products.
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d. All of the answer options are correct.
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e. None of the answer options is correct.
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ANSWER: d f r f r
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6. Wild cats (Felis silvestris) and common mice (Mus musculus) are diploid. In wild cats,
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2n = 38, while in common mice, 2n = 40. Based on this information, we can conclude
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c. fewer DNA molecules than common-mouse cells.
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d. fewer genes than common-mouse cells.
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e. fewer sets of chromosomes than common-mouse cells.
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ANSWER: c f r f r
7. Which of the following is a component of DNA?
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a. alanine
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d. guanine
e. tyrosine
ANSWER: d f r f r
8. Which of the following is/are TRUE of the DNA structure solved by Watson and Crick?
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a. It is a double-helical structure.
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c. There are two hydrogen bonds between A and T and three hydrogen bonds between C and G.
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d. There are four types of nitrogenous bases.
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e. All of the answer options are correct.
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ANSWER: e f r f r
9. Which of the following is a CORRECT representation of the central dogma?
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a. RNA → DNA → protein fr fr fr fr
b. protein → DNA → RNA fr fr fr fr
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d. DNA → protein → DNA fr fr fr fr
e. None of the answer options is correct.
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ANSWER: c f r f r
10. You have come across a dog (named Cindy) that does not have a tail. Interestingly, all
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the puppies produced by this dog don't have a tail. If the lack of tail is caused by a
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genetic mutation, where has this mutation most likely taken place?
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a. in Cindy's gametes
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b. in the cells that should normally have given rise to Cindy's tail
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c. in the cells that should normally have given rise to Cindy's and her puppies' tails
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d. in all of Cindy's cells (including her gametes)
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e. in a gamete of one of Cindy's parents
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ANSWER: a f r f r
11. Which of the following features makes a species suitable as a model organism?
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Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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Anthony J.F. Griffiths, John Doebley, Catherine Peichel, and David A.
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Wassarman
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12th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter fr 01 fr The Genetics Revolution
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Chapter fr 02 fr Single Gene Inheritance
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Chapter fr 03 fr Independent Assortment of Genes fr fr fr 26
Chapter fr 04 fr Mapping Eukaryote Chromosomes by Recombination
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Chapter fr 05 fr Gene Interaction
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Chapter fr 06 fr The Genetics of Bacteria and Their Viruses
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Chapter fr 07 fr DNA Structure and Replication
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Chapter fr 08 fr RNA Transcription Processing and Decay
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Chapter fr 09 fr Proteins and Their Synthesis
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Chapter 10 Gene Isolation and Manipulation
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Chapter fr 11 frRegulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria and Their Viruses
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Chapter fr 12 frRegulation of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
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Chapter fr 13 frThe Genetic Control of Development
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Chapter fr 14 frGenomes and Genomics fr fr 192
Chapter fr 15 frDNA Damage Repair and Recombination
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Chapter fr 16fr The Dynamic Genome Transposable Elements
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Chapter fr 17 frLarge Scale Chromosomal Changes
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Chapter 18 Population Genetics
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Chapter 19 The Inheritance of Complex Traits
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Chapter 20 Evolution of Genes and Traits
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Chapter 01: The Genetics Revolution
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1. The early 1900s was an important period for genetics due to which of the following major events?
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a. the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's scientific findings
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b. Watson and Crick solving the structure of DNA
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c. Walter Sutton and Theodore Boveri hypothesizing that chromosomes are the hereditary elements
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d. the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's scientific findings and Walter Sutton and Theodore
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Boveri hypothesizing that chromosomes are the hereditary elements
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e. All of the answer options are correct.
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ANSWER: e f r f r
2. A sample of normal double-stranded DNA was found to have a guanine content of 18%.
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a. 9%
b. 32%
c. 36%
d. 68%
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ANSWER: b f r f r
3. In one strand of DNA, the nucleotide sequence is 5'-ATGC-3'. The complementary
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a. 3'-ATGC-5'.
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e. 5'-TACG-3'.
ANSWER: b f r f r
4. How many different DNA molecules that are eight-nucleotide-pairs long are theoretically possible?
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a. 24
b. 32
c. 64
d. 256
e. 65,536
ANSWER: e f r f r
5. Which of the following is/are TRUE about genes?
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a. Genes are located on chromosomes.fr fr fr fr
b. Genes come in variants known as alleles.
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c. Genes usually encode protein products.
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d. All of the answer options are correct.
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e. None of the answer options is correct.
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ANSWER: d f r f r
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6. Wild cats (Felis silvestris) and common mice (Mus musculus) are diploid. In wild cats,
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2n = 38, while in common mice, 2n = 40. Based on this information, we can conclude
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a. less DNA than common-mouse cells.
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d. fewer genes than common-mouse cells.
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e. fewer sets of chromosomes than common-mouse cells.
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ANSWER: c f r f r
7. Which of the following is a component of DNA?
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a. alanine
b. arginine
c. cysteine
d. guanine
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ANSWER: d f r f r
8. Which of the following is/are TRUE of the DNA structure solved by Watson and Crick?
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a. It is a double-helical structure.
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b. Sugar–phosphate backbone is always toward the outside of the DNA. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr
c. There are two hydrogen bonds between A and T and three hydrogen bonds between C and G.
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d. There are four types of nitrogenous bases.
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e. All of the answer options are correct.
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ANSWER: e f r f r
9. Which of the following is a CORRECT representation of the central dogma?
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e. None of the answer options is correct.
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ANSWER: c f r f r
10. You have come across a dog (named Cindy) that does not have a tail. Interestingly, all
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the puppies produced by this dog don't have a tail. If the lack of tail is caused by a
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genetic mutation, where has this mutation most likely taken place?
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a. in Cindy's gametes
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c. in the cells that should normally have given rise to Cindy's and her puppies' tails
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d. in all of Cindy's cells (including her gametes)
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e. in a gamete of one of Cindy's parents
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ANSWER: a f r f r
11. Which of the following features makes a species suitable as a model organism?
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