Genes and Gene Technology Chapter 4
Test Questions and Answers
What is a DNA molecule made of? - Answer-nucleotide
What bases pair? - Answer-GC AT
What is a gene? - Answer-Set of genetic instructions
Where are genes found? - Answer-On chromosomes
What is an example of incomplete dominance? - Answer-A pink snapdragon offspring of
white and red flowers
Who is Watson and Crick? - Answer-They were the ones that made a model of DNA,
and discovered that DNA was in the shape of a double helix.
How many bases code for 1 amino acid? - Answer-3
What makes up a nucleotide? - Answer-sugar, phosphate, base
Does the environment influence a person trait? - Answer-Yes. Things like nutrition can
influence height and weight.
What is genetic engineering being used for? - Answer-Cloning, manufacturing proteins,
repairing damaged genes, and identifying individuals who carry an allele for a disease
Who is Rosalind Franklin? - Answer-She created images of DNA molecules
What are Chargaff's rules? - Answer-The amount of A is always equal to T, and G to C.
What are the sides of the ladder? - Answer-Sugars and phosphates
What are the rungs of the ladder? - Answer-Bases
What is the complementary strand for ACCTG? - Answer-TGGAC
What happens when DNA splits and copies? - Answer-The bases are copied and the
original strand of molecules is used as a template for the new one.
White tiger with blue eyes is an example of? - Answer-A single gene influencing many
traits.
What is the "factory" of the protein assembly line? - Answer-Ribosomes
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