Complete Solutions
A DNA sequence on a chromosome with a known location that
is associated with a specific trait is called a... Correct Answer
locus
A larger sequence of DNA assembled from overlapping shorter
sequences is called a.... Correct Answer Contig
A molecule that binds another specific molecule, in some cases,
delivering a signal in the process is called a..... Correct Answer
Ligand
A woman is the carrier of a red/green color blindness allele and
her husband has normal color perception. If the couple has
children, which of the following is true? Correct Answer Half
of their daughters will be carriers of the color blindness allele
Connections between the plasma membranes of neighboring
plant cells are called ..... Correct Answer Plasmodesmata
DNA methylation is associated with ......... Correct Answer
CpG islands
DNA replication begins at sequences called ........ Correct
Answer origins.
During which phase of the cell cycle do daughter cells separate
from each other? Correct Answer Telophase
, How is translation initiation in eukaryotes accomplished?
Correct Answer The 5' cap structure of the mRNA guides the
ribosome to the initiator codon
In a monohybrid cross of two plants heterozygous for a
recessive autosomal trait, what is the proportion of the
homozygous recessive genotype? Correct Answer 1\2
In a study designed to determine a plants photosynthetic
pathway, a student finds that his plant accumulates malic acid
during the night hours, his plants must be: Correct Answer
CAM
Phenotypic characteristics that are caused by two or more genes
are called Correct Answer polygenic
The conversion from Heterochromatin to Euchromatin is
associated with Correct Answer Acetylation of histones
The genetic code is said to be "degenerate" because: Correct
Answer a particular amino acid can be specified by more than
one codon
The most common arrangement of protein-coding genes in
bacteria are those where the genes encoding proteins that work
together are arranged in a contiguous array of DNA called:
Correct Answer on operon
The packaging of DNA into visible condensed chromatin
happens during which phase of the cell cycle? Correct Answer
G2