Test Bank for Human Genetics 12th Edition by Lewis

What Is in a Human Genome? MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1) Genetics is the study of A) Variation of inherited traits. B) How organisms reproduce. C) How life originated. D) How the environment causes disease. Answer: A Section: 01.01 Topic: Genes and genomes Bloom's: 01. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.01 Explain what genetics is and what it is not. 2) In which choice are the entries listed from smallest to largest? A) DNA building block - gene - chromosome - genome B) DNA building block - RNA building block - protein C) Gene - cell - DNA - genome D) Chromosome - genome - cell - DNA building block Answer: A Section: 01.02 Topic: Genes and genomes; Levels of genetics Bloom's: 02. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.04 List the levels of genetics. 3) The complete genetic material of an organism is its A) Genome. B) Chromosome. C) Phenotype. D) Genotype. Answer: A Section: 01.01 Topic: Genes and genomes Bloom's: 02. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. 4) The number of copies of our genome in most of our cells is ________. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 Answer: B Section: 01.01 Topic: Genes and genomes Bloom's: 01. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. 5) An estimated ________ DNA base pairs comprise the human genome. A) 32,000 B) 320,000 C) 3.2 million D) 3.2 billion Answer: D Section: 01.01 Topic: Genes and genomes Bloom's: 01. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.02 Distinguish between gene and genome. 6) The field of ________ was founded in the 1970s to address moral issues and controversies that arise in applying medical technology. A) Metaethics B) Bioethics C) Biotechnology D) Genetics Answer: B Section: 01.01 Topic: Genes and genomes; Bioethics Bloom's: 01. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.03 Define bioethics. 7) Variants of a gene are called A) Genotypes. B) Phenotypes. C) Alleles. D) Single nucleotide polymorphisms. Answer: C Section: 01.02 Topic: Levels of genetics Bloom's: 01. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.04 List the levels of genetics.