Nussbaum: Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine, 8th Edition
Chapter 02: Introduction to the Human Genome
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. How many chromosomes do humans normally have in their somatic cells?
A. 22
B. 23
C. 44
D. 45
E. 46
ANS: E
2. In humans, DNA is associated with several classes of proteins and packaged into complexes
known as:
A. Histones
B. Chromatin
C. Nuclei
D. Genomes
E. Double helices
ANS: B
3. Which of the following represents the pairing of nucleotide bases in DNA?
A. Purines-Purines, Pyrimidines-Pyrimidines
B. Adenine-Cytosine, Guanine-Thymine
C. Adenine-Guanine, Cytosine-Thymine
D. Guanine-Cytosine, Adenine-Thymine
E. Deoxyribose-Ribose
ANS: D
Copyright © 2016 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter 02: Introduction to the Human Genome
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. How many chromosomes do humans normally have in their somatic cells?
A. 22
B. 23
C. 44
D. 45
E. 46
ANS: E
2. In humans, DNA is associated with several classes of proteins and packaged into complexes
known as:
A. Histones
B. Chromatin
C. Nuclei
D. Genomes
E. Double helices
ANS: B
3. Which of the following represents the pairing of nucleotide bases in DNA?
A. Purines-Purines, Pyrimidines-Pyrimidines
B. Adenine-Cytosine, Guanine-Thymine
C. Adenine-Guanine, Cytosine-Thymine
D. Guanine-Cytosine, Adenine-Thymine
E. Deoxyribose-Ribose
ANS: D
Copyright © 2016 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.