Exam 2: Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Behavioral genetics is the study of how __________.

Most of the amino acids are represented by more than one codon.

Which of the following is NOT a metaphor for genes used by modern scientists?

mRNA __________.

Complete diploid daughter cells at each end of the cell exist directly following which phase of the cell-cycle?

Embryonic may be helpful in curing cellular disorders like Parkinson's disease.

Ribosomes have their own DNA separate from that within the cell's nucleus.

Outline the life cycle of a somatic cell from prophase to interphase.

An individual who is homozygous for a gene has __________.

Transcription occurs in the __________.

Contamination is of large concern when working with samples of __________.

Classical or Mendelian genetics involves the study of __________.

Explain two ways DNA may be directly used in bioanthropological research.

Describe specifically how proteins are created from the information encoded in DNA. Be sure to use the terms gene, mRNA, and ribosome.

mRNA post-transcriptional processing involves the mRNA losing exons and keeping introns.

Adult stem cells are totipotent.

The reduction division is another term for the __________.

Which of the following organelles is responsible for the production of ATP?

RNA is a single stranded molecule.

Multicellular organisms have dominated most of the history of life on earth.