Genetics Exam 1: Chapters 1-5 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
mendel's contributions - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. traits inherited in predictable way
2. traits controlled by pair of genes
3. pair segregates during gamete formation
diploid - CORRECT ANSWER - a condition in which each chromosome exists in pairs;
having two of each chromosome (2n)
diploid number - CORRECT ANSWER - members of each species have a characteristic
number of chromosomes
haploid - CORRECT ANSWER - cell or an organism having one member of each pair of
homologous chromosomes. aka gamete chromosome number (n)
sutton and boveri - CORRECT ANSWER - linked the observed behavior of the
chromosomes to mendel's postulates for inheritance: chromosomal theory of inheritance
mutation - CORRECT ANSWER - any inheritable change and the source of all genetic
variation
allele - CORRECT ANSWER - alternative forms of genes
phenotype - CORRECT ANSWER - the observable features of an organism
genotype - CORRECT ANSWER - the set of alleles for a given gene carried by an
organism
, avery, maccloud, and mccarty - CORRECT ANSWER - performed the key experiment
showing DNA was genetic material not protein in 1944
transcription - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA >> RNA
translation - CORRECT ANSWER - mRNA >> protein
dna cloning - CORRECT ANSWER - set of techniques used to make a large number of
copies of gene sequences
genome - CORRECT ANSWER - the complete haploid content of DNA specific to an
organism
restriction enzymes - CORRECT ANSWER - were key in development of recombinant
DNA techniques
transgenic animal - CORRECT ANSWER - an organism whose genome has been
modified by the introduction of external DNA sequences into the germ line
genomics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of genomes. involves sequencing genomes
and studying the structure, function, and evolution of genes and genomes
proteomics - CORRECT ANSWER - examines the set of proteins in a cell under a given
set of conditions
bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER - a subfield of information technology that deals
with the massive amounts of data within genomics and proteomics
good model organism - CORRECT ANSWER - -close to human genetics
-easy to breed
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
mendel's contributions - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. traits inherited in predictable way
2. traits controlled by pair of genes
3. pair segregates during gamete formation
diploid - CORRECT ANSWER - a condition in which each chromosome exists in pairs;
having two of each chromosome (2n)
diploid number - CORRECT ANSWER - members of each species have a characteristic
number of chromosomes
haploid - CORRECT ANSWER - cell or an organism having one member of each pair of
homologous chromosomes. aka gamete chromosome number (n)
sutton and boveri - CORRECT ANSWER - linked the observed behavior of the
chromosomes to mendel's postulates for inheritance: chromosomal theory of inheritance
mutation - CORRECT ANSWER - any inheritable change and the source of all genetic
variation
allele - CORRECT ANSWER - alternative forms of genes
phenotype - CORRECT ANSWER - the observable features of an organism
genotype - CORRECT ANSWER - the set of alleles for a given gene carried by an
organism
, avery, maccloud, and mccarty - CORRECT ANSWER - performed the key experiment
showing DNA was genetic material not protein in 1944
transcription - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA >> RNA
translation - CORRECT ANSWER - mRNA >> protein
dna cloning - CORRECT ANSWER - set of techniques used to make a large number of
copies of gene sequences
genome - CORRECT ANSWER - the complete haploid content of DNA specific to an
organism
restriction enzymes - CORRECT ANSWER - were key in development of recombinant
DNA techniques
transgenic animal - CORRECT ANSWER - an organism whose genome has been
modified by the introduction of external DNA sequences into the germ line
genomics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of genomes. involves sequencing genomes
and studying the structure, function, and evolution of genes and genomes
proteomics - CORRECT ANSWER - examines the set of proteins in a cell under a given
set of conditions
bioinformatics - CORRECT ANSWER - a subfield of information technology that deals
with the massive amounts of data within genomics and proteomics
good model organism - CORRECT ANSWER - -close to human genetics
-easy to breed
