Test Bank for Introduction to Genetic Analysis 11th Edition by Griffiths.

,Genetics:gAngIntegratedgApproachg(Sanders)
Chapterg1g g ThegMoleculargBasisgofgHeredity,gVariation,gandgEvolution

1.1g g Multiple-ChoicegQuestions

1) Bacteriagaregsingle-celledgorganismsgwithgagsinglegchromosomegfoundgingwhichgcellgspace?
A) nucleus
B) nucleolus
C) nucleoid
D) nucleargenvelope
E) mitochondria
Answer:g CgSectio
n:g 1.1
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

2) Sexualgreproductiongusesg toggenerateg gametes,gwhichgjoingatgfertilization.
A) meiosis;ghaploid
B) mitosis;ghaploid
C) meiosis;gdiploid
D) mitosis;gdiploid
E) mitosis;gidentical
Answer:g AgSectio
n:g 1.1
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

3) Whengagdiploidgcellgdividesgbygmitosis,gthegresultgisg .
A) identicalghaploidgcells
B) identicalgdiploidgcells
C) uniquegdiploidgcells
D) uniqueghaploidgcells
E) agzygote.
Answer:g BgSectio
n:g 1.1
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

4) Modernggeneticsgconsistsgofgthreegmajorgbranches.gWhichgofgthesegbranches,galsogknowngas
g“transmissionggenetics,”ginvolvesgthegstudygofgthegtransmissiongofgtraitsgandgcharacteristicsg
ingsuccessiveggenerations?
A) evolutionary
B) Mendelian
C) molecular
D) population
E) reproductive




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, Answer:g BgSectio
n:g 1.1
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

5) Yougidentifygagnewgunicellulargorganismgwithgmultiplegchromosomesgorganizedgbygproteinsgwithi
ngthegcell’sgnucleus.gIntogwhichgofgthegthreegdomainsgofglifegmightgthisgorganismgfit?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) ArchaeagorgBacteria
E) ArchaeagorgEukarya
Answer:g CgSectio
n:g 1.1
Skill:g Application/Analysis

6) WatsongandgCrickgusedgevidencegfromgseveralgstudiesgtogdeterminegthegstructuregofgDNA.gWha
tgconclusiongweregtheygablegtogdrawgfromgRosalindgFranklin’sgX-
raygdiffractiongdata,gspecifically?
A) DNAgconsistsgofgfourgtypesgofgnucleotidegbases:gA,gT,gC,gandgG.
B) DNAgnucleotidesgformgcomplementarygbasegpairs.
C) AdeninegpairsgwithgthyminegandgcytosinegpairsgwithgguaninegwhengtheygaregongoppositegDN
Agstrands.
D) DNAgisgagduplex,gwithgtwogstrandsgforminggagdoubleghelix.
E) ThegDNAgstrandsgaregantiparallel,gandgthegstrandsgaregheldgtogethergbyghydrogengbonds.
Answer:g DgSectio
n:g 1.2
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

7) Whatgkindgofgbondgisgformedgbetweengtheg5′gphosphateggroupgofgonegnucleotidegandgtheg3′ghydrox
ylg(OH)ggroupgofgthegadjacentgnucleotide?
A) ionicgbond
B) phosphodiestergbond
C) hydrogengbond
D) disulfidegbond
E) hydroxylgbond
Answer:g BgSectio
n:g 1.2
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

8) WhatgkindgofgbondgisgformedgbetweengcomplementarygbasegpairsgtogjoingthegtwogDNAgstrandsginto
gagdoubleghelix?

A) ionicgbond
B) phosphodiestergbond
C) hydrogengbond
D) disulfidegbond
E) peptidegbond


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, Answer:g CgSectio
n:g 1.2
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

9) Whichgtype(s)gofgRNAgis/aregtranslatedgintogproteins?
A) mRNA
B) rRNA
C) tRNA
D) mRNAgandgrRNA
E) mRNA,grRNA,gandgtRNA
Answer:g AgSectio
n:g 1.3
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

10) WhichgenzymegisgactivegingDNAgreplication?
A) DNAgpolymerase
B) RNAgpolymerase
C) reversegtranscriptase
D) aminoacyl-tRNAgsynthetase
E) RNase
Answer:g AgSectio
n:g 1.2
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

11) Thegpromotergisgboundgbygwhichgenzyme?
A) DNAgpolymerase
B) RNAgpolymerase
C) Reversegtranscriptase
D) DNase
E) RNase
Answer:g BgSectio
n:g 1.3
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension

12) WhatgisgthegprocessgofgsynthesizinggproteinsgfromgmRNAgsequences?
A) replication
B) transcription
C) translation
D) transformation
E) transduction
Answer:g CgSectio
n:g 1.3
Skill:g Knowledge/Comprehension




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