Genetics Final Exam Questions & CORRECT SOLUTIONS(GRADED A)EXAM BUNDLE

Heat can be used to separate two strands of double-stranded DNA, with the least amount of heat necessary to separate strands with the fewest and weakest bonds holding them together. Consider the following double-stranded DNA sequences that each consist of 10 bp. Which sequence will likely requ...

Gregor Mendel was: a) an English scientist who carried out research with Charles Darwin b) a little known Central European monk c) an early 20th century Dutch biologist who carried out genetics research - ANSWER B Which of the following statements is true about Mendel? a) His discoveries co...

the branch of genetics concerned with analyzing the structure and function of gene is: - ANSWER Molecular Genetics Recombinant DNA technology is dependent on a particular class of enzymes, known as ____________ that cuts DNA at specific nucleotide sequences. - ANSWER Restriction enzymes Transl...

The idea that a homunculus exists within the gametes was called: preformationism inheritance of acquired characteristics pangenesis blending inheritance - ANSWER preformationism Synapsis refers to: dyad formation side-by-side alignment of non homologous chromosomes side-by-side alignm...

Crossing over, which takes place in..., refers to the exchange of ... between... chromatids. - ANSWER Prophase 1, genetic material, non-sister Kinetochore is: - ANSWER The point at which spindle microtubules attach to the chromosome during cell division. What is the number of chromosome and th...

_____ are an alternative genetic variant that occur at specific_____, a specific region on a given chromosome - ANSWER genes, locus recessive traits must be _____ in their genotype to display their phenotype - ANSWER Homozygous

gregor mendel - ANSWER Father of genetics James Watson and Francis Crick - ANSWER 1953. Built first accepted DNA model explaining specific structure and properties of DNA. Al Hershey and Martha Chase - ANSWER established a key feature of infection of a bacterium by a phage was injection of vir...

Mendel's First Law - ANSWER Law of Segregation Law of Segregation describes the units of heredity, ________, and _________. - ANSWER Separation into gametes and the random union of the gametes into progeny in predictable proportions Mendel's Law of Segregation applies to ___________. - ANSWE...

What significant genetic function occurs in the S phase of the cell cycle? A. karyokinesis B. chromosome condensation C. cytokinesis D. DNA synthesis - ANSWER D If a typical somatic cell has 64 chromosomes, how many chromosomes are expected in each gamete of that organism? A. 8 B. 32 C....

The loss of genetic diversity within a population increases its risk of extinction - ANSWER True diffusion - ANSWER the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration If a cell with a diploid number of 32 chromosomes (2n=32) undergoes mei...

What modification neutralizes the charges on histones and looses up the interactions between histones and DNA? - ANSWER ACETYLATION Two types of post-transcriptional modifications that take place in the mRNA of eukaryotes - ANSWER the addition of a CAP at the 5' end of the transcript and the add...

The cDNA prepared from cancer cells is labeled red and the cDNA prepared from normal tissue is labeled green. A DNA microarray experiment is performed, and it indicates that there are increased levels of expression of the gene dbl in the cancer cells compared to the normal tissue. What result ind...