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Concepts of Genetics, 12th Edition by William Klug
,Concepts Of Genetics, 12e, Global Edition
(Klug)Chapter 1 Introduction To Genetics
1) In The 1600s, William Harvey Studied Reproduction And Development. What Is The Term
GivenTo The Theory That States That An Organism Develops From The Fertilized Egg By A
Succession Of Developmental Events That Lead To An Adult?
A) Preformation
B) Sequential Pattern Formation
C) Equational Transformation
D) Transduction
E) Epigenesis
Answer: E
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2) What Is The Term Given To The Theory That States That The Fertilized Egg Contains
A CompleteMiniature Adult?
A) Preformation
B) Transduction
C) Transformation
D) Conjugation
E) Cell
Theory
Answer:A
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3) What Is The Term Given To The Theory That Put Forth The Idea That Living Organisms
Could Arise ByIncubating Nonliving Components?
A) Spontaneous Generation
B) Natural Selection
C) Evolution
D) Preformation
E) Collective
Combination
Answer: A
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4) What Is A Homunculus?
A) A Large Cyst Or Growth On A Plant Due To Viral Infection
B) A Sperm Or Egg Containing A Miniature Adult, Perfect In Size And Proportion
C) The Intermediate Stage Of The Dna After Crispr-Cas Treatment
D) When The Mitochondrion Grows In Size Before Splitting Into Two Via Fission
E) During Development Sometimes A Growing Individual's Cell Can Become Mutated And
One PartOf The Child Has Different Characteristics Than The Other
Answer: B
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5) Who, Along With Alfred Wallace, Formulated The Theory Of Natural Selection?
A) Gregor Mendel
B) William Harvey
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Charles Darwin
E) James Watson
Answer: D Sub-
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6) Who Was The Augustinian Monk That Conducted A Decade Of Experiments On The
Garden Pea,Eventually Showing That Traits Are Passed From Parents To Offspring In
Predictable Ways?
A) Francis Crick
B) Alfred Wallace
C) Hippocrates
D) Aristotle
E) Gregor Mendel
Answer: E Sub-
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7) In Many Species, There Are Two Representatives Of Each Chromosome. In Such Species,
The Characteristic Number Of Chromosomes Is Called The Number. It Is Usually
SymbolizedAs .
A) Haploid; N
B) Haploid; 2n
C) Diploid; 2n
D) Diploid; N
E) Monoploid;
N
Answer: C Sub-
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8) Genetics Is The Study Of .
A) Inheritance And Variation
B) Mutation And Recession
C) Transcription And Translation
D) Diploid And Haploid
E) Replication And
RecombinationAnswer: A
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, 9) Early In The Twentieth Century, Walter Sutton And Theodor Boveri Noted That The
Behavior Of Chromosomes During Meiosis Is Identical To The Behavior Of Genes During
Gamete Formation. TheyProposed That Genes Are Carried On Chromosomes, Which Led To
The Basis Of The .
A) Chromosome Theory Of Inheritance
B) Law Of Segregation
C) Law Of Independent Assortment
D) First Law Of Thermodynamics
E) Chromosomal Maintenance Theory
Answer: A
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10) What Is A Mutation?
A) An Inherited Change In A Dna Sequence
B) The Source Of All Genetic Variation
C) A Change In Dna That Leads To Death
D) An Inherited Change In Dna Sequences That Is The Source Of All Genetic Variation
E) An Inherited Changed In Dna Sequence That Is Always Bad For An
OrganismAnswer: D
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11) Which Of The Following Is True About Alleles?
A) An Allele Is A Variant Form Of A Gene.
B) Alleles Come In Two Forms, The Good Form And The Bad Form.
C) Individuals Carry Both Forms Of Each Allele.
D) The Phenotype Of The Individual Will Always Indicate With Certainty The Alleles
Of TheIndividual.
E) An Individual Will Only Carry One Version Of An
Allele.Answer: A
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12) Until The Mid-1940s, Many Scientists Considered Proteins To Be The Likely Candidates
For The Genetic Material. Which Of The Following Characteristics Led Scientist To Believe
Dna Was Notthe Genetic Material?
A) Dna Is More Stable Than Protein.
B) Dna Is Less Abundant Than Protein.
C) Dna Has Less Variation Than Protein.
D) Protein Can Fold Into May Shapes.
E) Dna Is Less Abundant Than Protein And Dna Has Less Variation Than
Protein.Answer: E
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