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Test Bank for Genetics Essentials-
Concepts and Connections, 5th Edition
BY Pierce, 2022)| All Chapters (1-18)|
with VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS|
GRADE A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Introduction to Genetics 3
Chapter 02: Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction 15
Chapter 03: Basic Principles of Heredity 32
Chapter 04: Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles 59
Chapter 05: Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping 98
Chapter 06: Chromosome Variation 115
Chapter 07: Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems 139
Chapter 08 DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene 152
Chapter 09: DNA Replication and Recombination 181
Chapter 10: From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and RNA Processing 198
Chapter 11: From DNA to Proteins: Translation 224
Chapter 12: Control of Gene Expression 244
Chapter 13: Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and DNA Repair 278
Chapter 14: Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology 298
Chapter 15: Genomics and Proteomics 314
Chapter 16: Cancer Genetics 332
Chapter 17: Quantitative Genetics 346
Chapter 18: Population and Evolutionary Genetics 366
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Genetics
1. Albinism is rare in most human populations, occurring at a frequency of about 1 in 20,000
people. However, the trait occurs at a frequency of 1 in 200 in certain Hopi villages of Black Mesa in
Arizona. Explain in terms of natural selection why albinism is so rare in most human populations.
ANSWER: In most populations, there is fairly strong selection against albinism because albinos
don’t produce melanin, causing their skin cells not to be protected from the damaging effects of
sunlight. Also, the lack of melanin in their eyes causes them to have poor eyesight. Finally, in most
cultures albinos are seen as abnormal, and they are not normally sought out for marriage and
mating. Therefore, in most populations the alleles that cause albinism are selected against, and they
decrease in frequency or are kept at a low level, causing the recessive trait to be rare.
a. evolution—population genetics
b. gene regulation—molecular genetics
c. allelic frequency alteration—population genetics
d. arrangement of genes on chromosome—transmission genetics
e. chemical nature of the gene—transmission genetics
ANSWER: e
4. Which one of the following topics of research belongs to the discipline of transmission
genetics?
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a. inheritance pattern of gene alleles
b. mechanism of DNA replication
c. gene expression patterns
d. evolution
e. chemical modification of nucleic acids
ANSWER: a
5. The complete genetic makeup of an organism is referred to as its
a. chromosome.
b. alleles.
c. locus.
d. genome.
e. phenotype.
ANSWER: d
6. Identify a TRUE statement from the following descriptions concerning genetics.
a. The theory of pangenesis states that all living organisms are composed of cells.
b. Bacteria and viruses are not useful in studying genes and inheritance because they are
structurally and metabolically different from eukaryotic cells.
c. Charles Darwin accurately described the laws of inheritance in his landmark book, On the
Origin of Species.
d. Many human traits, such as skin and hair color, are determined by more than a single gene.
e. Evolution can occur without genetic changes in the population.
ANSWER: d
7. Identify a FALSE statement from the following descriptions of genetics.
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Test Bank for Genetics Essentials-
Concepts and Connections, 5th Edition
BY Pierce, 2022)| All Chapters (1-18)|
with VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS|
GRADE A+
1
,NURSINGNERD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Introduction to Genetics 3
Chapter 02: Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction 15
Chapter 03: Basic Principles of Heredity 32
Chapter 04: Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles 59
Chapter 05: Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping 98
Chapter 06: Chromosome Variation 115
Chapter 07: Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems 139
Chapter 08 DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene 152
Chapter 09: DNA Replication and Recombination 181
Chapter 10: From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and RNA Processing 198
Chapter 11: From DNA to Proteins: Translation 224
Chapter 12: Control of Gene Expression 244
Chapter 13: Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and DNA Repair 278
Chapter 14: Molecular Genetic Analysis and Biotechnology 298
Chapter 15: Genomics and Proteomics 314
Chapter 16: Cancer Genetics 332
Chapter 17: Quantitative Genetics 346
Chapter 18: Population and Evolutionary Genetics 366
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Genetics
1. Albinism is rare in most human populations, occurring at a frequency of about 1 in 20,000
people. However, the trait occurs at a frequency of 1 in 200 in certain Hopi villages of Black Mesa in
Arizona. Explain in terms of natural selection why albinism is so rare in most human populations.
ANSWER: In most populations, there is fairly strong selection against albinism because albinos
don’t produce melanin, causing their skin cells not to be protected from the damaging effects of
sunlight. Also, the lack of melanin in their eyes causes them to have poor eyesight. Finally, in most
cultures albinos are seen as abnormal, and they are not normally sought out for marriage and
mating. Therefore, in most populations the alleles that cause albinism are selected against, and they
decrease in frequency or are kept at a low level, causing the recessive trait to be rare.
a. evolution—population genetics
b. gene regulation—molecular genetics
c. allelic frequency alteration—population genetics
d. arrangement of genes on chromosome—transmission genetics
e. chemical nature of the gene—transmission genetics
ANSWER: e
4. Which one of the following topics of research belongs to the discipline of transmission
genetics?
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a. inheritance pattern of gene alleles
b. mechanism of DNA replication
c. gene expression patterns
d. evolution
e. chemical modification of nucleic acids
ANSWER: a
5. The complete genetic makeup of an organism is referred to as its
a. chromosome.
b. alleles.
c. locus.
d. genome.
e. phenotype.
ANSWER: d
6. Identify a TRUE statement from the following descriptions concerning genetics.
a. The theory of pangenesis states that all living organisms are composed of cells.
b. Bacteria and viruses are not useful in studying genes and inheritance because they are
structurally and metabolically different from eukaryotic cells.
c. Charles Darwin accurately described the laws of inheritance in his landmark book, On the
Origin of Species.
d. Many human traits, such as skin and hair color, are determined by more than a single gene.
e. Evolution can occur without genetic changes in the population.
ANSWER: d
7. Identify a FALSE statement from the following descriptions of genetics.
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