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(Pierce, 2024),
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Chapter 1 3j Introduction to Genetics 3j 3j




1) What is the name of the companyor institution that has access to the health, genealogical,
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and genetic information of approximately270,000 residents of Iceland?
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A) National Institutesof Health 3j 3j 3j




B) deCODE
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D) Biogen
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SocietyAnswer:
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2) Abiotechnologycompany, deCODE, isin the process of creating adatabasethat contains
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.
A) the genesequences of all newborns in theUnited States beginningin 2006
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B) a compilation ofall theknown genes in humans throughout thefree world
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C) health,genealogical,and geneticinformation of approximately270,000 residentsof Iceland
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D) acomplete sequence ofthehuman genome
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E) all the information available on the human genome
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projectAnswer:
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3) WhydiddeCODEselect Iceland forits ambitiousresearch project?
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A) a relativelylow degree of genetic diversity
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B) frequent and extensivemutational bursts 3j 3j 3j 3j




C) high geneticdiversity 3j 3j




D) lackof genealogical information
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E) virtual absence of 3j 3j




mutationAnswer: A
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4) The geneticmaterial DNAconsists ofbasicsubunits called
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A) mitochondria
B) lysosomes
C) centrioles
D) nucleotides
E) None of the answers listed is
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correct.Answer:
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5) Theimmediateproduct of transcriptionis
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C) aprotein
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D) acarbohydrate
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E) RNA
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6) In manyspecies, 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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symbolizedas
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A) haploid; n 3j




B) haploid; 2n 3j




C) diploid; 2n 3j




D) diploid; n 3j




E) None of the answers listed is 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




correct.Answer:
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7) Geneticsis the studyof 3j 3j 3j 3j .
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B) mutation and recession 3j 3j




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recombinationAnswer:
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8) Earlyin 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.
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Theyproposed 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 amutation? 3j 3j 3j




Answer: Amutationisaninheritedchangein a 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




gene.Section:
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10) What isa simple definition of an allele? 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




Answer: An allele is a variant form of a
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gene.Section:
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11) Untilthemid-1940s, manyscientists considered proteins tobe thelikelycandidates for
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the genetic material. Why?
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Answer: Proteins arethe most abundant, universallydistributedcomponents in cells. 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




Becauseof their great structural and functional diversity, they were considered likely
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candidates.
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12) Name the individual who, while working with the garden pea in the mid-1850s, demonstrated
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quantitativepatterns of heredityand developed a theoryinvolvingthebehavior ofhereditary
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factors.
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Answer: Gregor
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13) What does theterm genetics mean?
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Answer: Geneticsis a subdiscipline of biologyconcerned with the studyof heredity 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




andvariation at the molecular, cellular, developmental, organismal, and populational
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levels.
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14) Name the substance that serves as the hereditary material in eukaryotes and
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prokaryotes.Answer:
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15) Name two individuals who provided the conceptual basis for our present understanding
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that genes are on chromosomes.
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Answer: WalterSuttonandTheodore 3j 3j 3j




BoveriSection:
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16) What term is used to describe the fact that different genes in an organism often
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providedifferences in observable features?
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17) Afundamental propertyof DNA's nitrogenous bases that isnecessaryfor
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the double-stranded nature of its structure is
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Answer:
complementarity
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18) Recombinant DNAtechnologyis dependent on aparticularclass of enzymes, known as 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j 3j




, that cut DNA at specific nucleotide
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sequences.Answer:
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19) Name the botanist who, in 1900, rediscovered the work of Gregor
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Mendel.Answer:
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