FULL TEST BANK FOR GENETICS: A
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH, 7TH EDITION
(2024) BY PIERCE | COVERS CHAPTERS 1–26 |
ISBN 9781319216801
◉ AP repair acts on nucleotides that: Answer: lost their base
◉ Which of the following chemicals is a base analog? Answer: 5-
bromouracil
◉ Over a wide range of X-ray doses, when the radiation dose is
increased, the mutation rate Answer: increases linearly
◉ (T to C) or (A to G) mutations are: Answer: transition mutations
◉ Base substitutions that create a new stop codon are called:
Answer: nonsense mutations
◉ (T to A) or (G to T) mutations are: Answer: transversion
mutations
, ◉ Mutations that change the nucleotide sequence without changing
the amino acid sequence are: Answer: silent mutations
◉ A test for carcinogens and mutagens that looks for an increased
reversion frequency in a His- strain of bacteria is called the: Answer:
AMES test
◉ Ultraviolet light primarily damages DNA by: Answer: forming
pyrimidine dimers
◉ Which of the following is only found in prokaryotes? Answer:
Polycistronic mRNA
◉ Which of the following is true regarding RNA processing? Answer:
It occurs in the nucleus
◉ Which of the following features is common to both DNA
replication and transcription? Answer: A sugar-phosphate bond is
formed between the 3' hydroxyl and the 5' phosphate
◉ All of the following may result from promoter mutations except:
Answer: Mutant RNA polymerase
CONCEPTUAL APPROACH, 7TH EDITION
(2024) BY PIERCE | COVERS CHAPTERS 1–26 |
ISBN 9781319216801
◉ AP repair acts on nucleotides that: Answer: lost their base
◉ Which of the following chemicals is a base analog? Answer: 5-
bromouracil
◉ Over a wide range of X-ray doses, when the radiation dose is
increased, the mutation rate Answer: increases linearly
◉ (T to C) or (A to G) mutations are: Answer: transition mutations
◉ Base substitutions that create a new stop codon are called:
Answer: nonsense mutations
◉ (T to A) or (G to T) mutations are: Answer: transversion
mutations
, ◉ Mutations that change the nucleotide sequence without changing
the amino acid sequence are: Answer: silent mutations
◉ A test for carcinogens and mutagens that looks for an increased
reversion frequency in a His- strain of bacteria is called the: Answer:
AMES test
◉ Ultraviolet light primarily damages DNA by: Answer: forming
pyrimidine dimers
◉ Which of the following is only found in prokaryotes? Answer:
Polycistronic mRNA
◉ Which of the following is true regarding RNA processing? Answer:
It occurs in the nucleus
◉ Which of the following features is common to both DNA
replication and transcription? Answer: A sugar-phosphate bond is
formed between the 3' hydroxyl and the 5' phosphate
◉ All of the following may result from promoter mutations except:
Answer: Mutant RNA polymerase
