Question 1

Research dealing with which human blood disorder was instrumental in linking the genotype to a specific phenotype, and what conclusion was reached?

Accepted Answer

The work on sickle -cell anemia was instrumental in showing that a mutant gene produced a mutant protein molecule.

Question 2

What represents an organism's genome?

Accepted Answer

An organism's genome can be defined as the complete haploid DNA content of an organism.

Question 3

What term refers to the similarity between parents and offspring and what term refers to the lack of similarity between parents and offspring?

Accepted Answer

Heredity refers to the similarity between parents and offspring and the similarity of members of the same species. Variation refers to the lack of
similarity between parents and offspring and members of the same species.

Question 4

Complementarity in a genetic sense refers to the polymerization of nucleotides in DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A number of genomes have been sequenced in recent years: Escherichia coli,
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Mus musculus. What are the common names for these organisms?

Accepted Answer

bacterium,

Question 6

Reference is often made to adapter molecules when describing protein synthesis in that
they allow amino acids to associate with nucleic acids. To what class of molecules does this term refer?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Reference is often made to adapter molecules...

Question 7

What is another term for a biological catalyst?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is another term for a biological...

Question 8

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. They proposed that genes are carried on chromosomes, which led to the basis of the _.

Accepted Answer

Chromosome

Question 9

What is the term given to the theory which put forth the idea that living organisms could arise by incubating nonliving components?

Accepted Answer

A)  preformation 
B)  spontaneous generation 
C)  evolution 
D)  collective combination 
E)  natural selection 
A)  preformation 
B)  spontaneous generation 
C)  evolution 
D)  collective combination 
E)  natural selection

Question 10

What is meant by the term genetic code?

Accepted Answer

The genetic code consists of a

Question 11

What is the term given to the theory which states that the fertilized egg contains a complete miniature adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  transformation 
B)  transduction 
C)  cell theory 
D)  conjugation 
E)  preformation 
A)  transformation 
B)  transduction 
C)  cell theory 
D)  conjugation 
E)  preformation

Question 12

In nonviral systems, what is the nature of the hereditary substance?

Accepted Answer

DNA (deoxyribonuclei

Question 13

Arabidopsis is a model organism for the study of _.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Arabidopsis is a model organism for the...

Question 14

Bioinformatics is a discipline involved in the development of both hardware and software for processing, storing, and retrieving nucleotide and protein data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Genetics is the study of _.

Accepted Answer

A)  diploid and haploid 
B)  mutation and recession 
C)  replication and recombination 
D)  heredity and variation 
E)  transcription and translation 
A)  diploid and haploid 
B)  mutation and recession 
C)  replication and recombination 
D)  heredity and variation 
E)  transcription and translation

Question 16

In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to the theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  sequential pattern formation 
B)  preformation 
C)  equational transformation 
D)  epigenesis 
E)  transduction 
A)  sequential pattern formation 
B)  preformation 
C)  equational transformation 
D)  epigenesis 
E)  transduction

Question 17

Name the substance that serves as the hereditary material in eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

Accepted Answer

DNA, or de

Question 18

What term is applied to a variety of projects whereby genome sequences are deposited in databases for research purposes?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term is applied to a variety...

Question 19

The various characteristics of organisms that result from their genetic makeup are collectively referred to as an organism's _.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The various characteristics of organisms that result...

Question 20

What is a mutation?

Accepted Answer

A mutation is define

Exam 1: Introduction to Genetics

Research dealing with which human blood disorder was instrumental in linking the genotype to a specific phenotype, and what conclusion was reached?

What represents an organism's genome?

What term refers to the similarity between parents and offspring and what term refers to the lack of similarity between parents and offspring?

Complementarity in a genetic sense refers to the polymerization of nucleotides in DNA.

A number of genomes have been sequenced in recent years: Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Mus musculus. What are the common names for these organisms?

Reference is often made to adapter molecules when describing protein synthesis in that they allow amino acids to associate with nucleic acids. To what class of molecules does this term refer?

What is another term for a biological catalyst?

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. They proposed that genes are carried on chromosomes, which led to the basis of the _.

What is the term given to the theory which put forth the idea that living organisms could arise by incubating nonliving components?

What is meant by the term genetic code?

What is the term given to the theory which states that the fertilized egg contains a complete miniature adult?

In nonviral systems, what is the nature of the hereditary substance?

Arabidopsis is a model organism for the study of _.

Bioinformatics is a discipline involved in the development of both hardware and software for processing, storing, and retrieving nucleotide and protein data.

Genetics is the study of _.

In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to the theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult?

Name the substance that serves as the hereditary material in eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

What term is applied to a variety of projects whereby genome sequences are deposited in databases for research purposes?

The various characteristics of organisms that result from their genetic makeup are collectively referred to as an organism's _.

What is a mutation?

Mitosis and Meiosis

Mendelian Genetics

Modifications of Mendelian Ratios

Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes

Chromosome Mutations: Variation in Number and Arrangement

Linkage and Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes

Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bactierophages

DNA Structure and Analysis

DNA Replication and Recombination

Chromosome Structure and Dna Sequence Organization

The Genetic Code and Transcription

Translation and Proteins

Gene Mutation, Dna Repair, and Transposition

Regulation of Gene Expression

The Genetics of Cancer

Recombinant Dna Technology

Genomics and Proteomics

Applications and Ethics of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Developmental Genetics

Quantitative Genetics and Multifactorial Traits

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

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