Question 1

Offsprings of original parents are the second filial generation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following would not be considered a mutation?

Accepted Answer

A) permanent replacement of guanine with thymine in a DNA strand 
B) deletion of a gene segment 
C) insertion of an intron in the middle of an exon 
D) permanent replacement of cytosine with adenine 
E) crossing over of two gene regions during meiosis 
A) permanent replacement of guanine with thymine in a DNA strand 
B) deletion of a gene segment 
C) insertion of an intron in the middle of an exon 
D) permanent replacement of cytosine with adenine 
E) crossing over of two gene regions during meiosis E

Question 3

Which of the following is not a product of transcription?

Accepted Answer

A) RNA 
B) DNA 
C) rRNA 
D) tRNA 
E) mRNA 
A) RNA 
B) DNA 
C) rRNA 
D) tRNA 
E) mRNA B

Question 4

The process of making RNA from DNA is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of making RNA from DNA...

Question 5

Heterozygotes have two copies of the same allele.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term phenotype refers to the whole set of observable characteristics of an organism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

_____________ induced mutations by x-ray.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ induced mutations by x-ray....

Question 8

The relationship between genes and enzymes was shown by

Accepted Answer

A) Watson and Crick. 
B) Beadle and Tatum. 
C) Avery and McLeod. 
D) Morgan and Mendel. 
E) Miescher and Stern. 
A) Watson and Crick. 
B) Beadle and Tatum. 
C) Avery and McLeod. 
D) Morgan and Mendel. 
E) Miescher and Stern.

Question 9

Which of the following was demonstrated by Frederick Griffith?

Accepted Answer

A) Nuclein was the possible genetic material. 
B) A genetic trait can be transferred from one organism to another. 
C) Genes are linked. 
D) Crossing over occurs between chromosomes. 
E) Protein is a major component of nuclein. 
A) Nuclein was the possible genetic material. 
B) A genetic trait can be transferred from one organism to another. 
C) Genes are linked. 
D) Crossing over occurs between chromosomes. 
E) Protein is a major component of nuclein.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is not true regarding genetic mapping?

Accepted Answer

A) Genes are arranged in a linear order on chromosomes. 
B) Recombination occurs between chromosomes. 
C) There is a mathematical relationship between the distance separating two genes and the recombination frequency. 
D) Mapping is used to establish the location of genes relative to each other. 
E) Mapping is used to determine the composition of a gene. 
A) Genes are arranged in a linear order on chromosomes. 
B) Recombination occurs between chromosomes. 
C) There is a mathematical relationship between the distance separating two genes and the recombination frequency. 
D) Mapping is used to establish the location of genes relative to each other. 
E) Mapping is used to determine the composition of a gene.

Question 11

Which of the following scientists provided definitive evidence for the chromosomal theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Mendel 
B) Morgan 
C) McClintock 
D) Miescher 
E) Avery 
A) Mendel 
B) Morgan 
C) McClintock 
D) Miescher 
E) Avery

Question 12

Amino acids are specified by triplet bases called________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Amino acids are specified by triplet bases...

Question 13

The experimental system used to look at the relationship between genes and enzymes was _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The experimental system used to look at...

Question 14

A conclusion from Mendel's experiments was that inheritance was due to the blending of traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During an experiment with drosophila,it was discovered that all females had red eyes.A conclusion based on this observation would be:

Accepted Answer

A) the gene for eye color is located on the X chromosome. 
B) the eye color phonotype is sex-linked. 
C) the females are homozygotes. 
D) the gene for eye color is located on an autosome. 
E) choices the gene for eye color is located on the X chromosome and the eye color phonotype is sex-linked are both correct. 
A) the gene for eye color is located on the X chromosome. 
B) the eye color phonotype is sex-linked. 
C) the females are homozygotes. 
D) the gene for eye color is located on an autosome. 
E) choices the gene for eye color is located on the X chromosome and the eye color phonotype is sex-linked are both correct.

Question 16

Crossing over between two homologous chromosomes occurs during _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Crossing over between two homologous chromosomes occurs...

Question 17

Two genes that are very close together on a chromosome are more likely to undergo recombination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The process of making a gene product is called__________ _____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of making a gene product...

Question 19

The chromosomal theory of inheritance holds that

Accepted Answer

A) chromosomes vary in size. 
B) the number of chromosomes vary in individuals. 
C) chromosomes contain histone proteins. 
D) genes are arranged in a linear order on chromosomes. 
E) chromosomes condense during mitosis. 
A) chromosomes vary in size. 
B) the number of chromosomes vary in individuals. 
C) chromosomes contain histone proteins. 
D) genes are arranged in a linear order on chromosomes. 
E) chromosomes condense during mitosis.

Question 20

Evidence that physical recombination occurs between two chromosomes was provided by

Accepted Answer

A) McClintock and Creighton. 
B) Watson and Crick. 
C) Avery,McLeod and McCarthy. 
D) Hershey and Chase. 
E) Miescher and Morgan. 
A) McClintock and Creighton. 
B) Watson and Crick. 
C) Avery,McLeod and McCarthy. 
D) Hershey and Chase. 
E) Miescher and Morgan.

Exam 1: A Brief History

Offsprings of original parents are the second filial generation.

Which of the following would not be considered a mutation?

Which of the following is not a product of transcription?

The process of making RNA from DNA is called ________________.

Heterozygotes have two copies of the same allele.

The term phenotype refers to the whole set of observable characteristics of an organism.

_____________ induced mutations by x-ray.

The relationship between genes and enzymes was shown by

Which of the following was demonstrated by Frederick Griffith?

Which of the following statements is not true regarding genetic mapping?

Which of the following scientists provided definitive evidence for the chromosomal theory?

Amino acids are specified by triplet bases called________________.

The experimental system used to look at the relationship between genes and enzymes was _________________.

A conclusion from Mendel's experiments was that inheritance was due to the blending of traits.

During an experiment with drosophila,it was discovered that all females had red eyes.A conclusion based on this observation would be:

Crossing over between two homologous chromosomes occurs during _______.

Two genes that are very close together on a chromosome are more likely to undergo recombination.

The process of making a gene product is called__________ _____________.

The chromosomal theory of inheritance holds that

Evidence that physical recombination occurs between two chromosomes was provided by

The Molecular Nature of Genes

An Introduction to Gene Function

Molecular Cloning Methods

Molecular Tools for Studying Genes and Gene Activity

The Mechanism of Transcription in Bacteria

Operons: Fine Control of Bacterial Transcription

Major Shifts in Bacterial Transcription

Dna-Protein Interactions in Bacteria

Eukaryotic Rna Polymerases and Their Promoters

General Transcription Factors in Eukaryotes

Transcription Activators in Eukaryotes

Chromatin Structure and Its Effect on Transcription

Rna Processing I: Splicing

Rna Processing II: Capping and Polyadenylation

Rna Processing: Other Post-Transcriptional Events

The Mechanism of Translation I: Initiation

The Mechanism of Translation II: Elongation and Termination

Ribosomes and Transfer Rna

Dna Replication,damage and Repair

Dna Replication II: Detailed Mechanism

Homologous Recombination

Transposition

Introduction to Genomics: Dna Sequencing on a Genomic Scale

Genomics II: Functional Genomics,proteomics and Bioinformatics

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The process of making a gene product is called ___.