Test Bank for Genetics- Analysis and Principles 7th Edition Brooker

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1) The basic unit of heredity is the ___________.

D) trait
A) individual E) none of the
B) gene answers are correct
C) macromolecule




2) A variation of a gene is called a(n) _______.

D) allele
A) species E) proteome
B) morph
C) genome




3) Which of the following acts to accelerate chemical
reactions in a cell?

D) Enzymes
A) Nucleic acids E) DNA
B) Lipids
C) Carbohydrates




4) The building blocks of DNA are _____________.

D) nucleotides
A) amino acids E) lipids
B) carbohydrates
C) enzymes




5) If a carbohydrate is




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, going to be broken down for energy, which of the following
molecules would be directly involved in the breakdown?

D) Lipids
A) Catabolic enzymes E) Chromosomes
B) Nucleotides
C) Anabolic enzymes




6) RNA is formed by the process of _____________.

D) Replication
A) transcription
B) translation
C) both transcriptionand translation




7) A characteristic that an organism displays is called
__________.

D) geneexpression
A) a gene E) a trait
B) a chromosome
C) DNA




8) The level of study of genetics where the prevalence of
a trait in a species is investigated is known as _____ .

D) molecular
A) population genetics genetics
B) organismal genetics
C) cellular genetics




9) The study of the processes of transcription and
translation is at what level of biological organization?


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