Question 1

The early 1900s was pivotal for the science of genetics because of which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A) the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's scientific discoveries 
B) Thomas Hunt Morgan's identification of the first fruit-fly mutant 
C) Walter Sutton's proposal that chromosomes contain genes 
D) all of the above 
E) None of these events occurred in the 1900s. 
A) the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's scientific discoveries 
B) Thomas Hunt Morgan's identification of the first fruit-fly mutant 
C) Walter Sutton's proposal that chromosomes contain genes 
D) all of the above 
E) None of these events occurred in the 1900s. D

Question 2

Organisms have similar genetic systems.This has led to advances in which fields?

Accepted Answer

A) pharmaceuticals 
B) agriculture 
C) medicine 
D) all of the above 
E) Organisms do not have similar genetic systems. 
A) pharmaceuticals 
B) agriculture 
C) medicine 
D) all of the above 
E) Organisms do not have similar genetic systems. D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a major division of genetics?

Accepted Answer

A) transmission genetics 
B) molecular genetics 
C) agricultural genetics 
D) population genetics 
A) transmission genetics 
B) molecular genetics 
C) agricultural genetics 
D) population genetics C

Question 4

Which of the following are traits that a model genetic organism should have?

Accepted Answer

A) slow generation time 
B) easily defined characteristics 
C) small number of progeny 
D) requires highly technical equipment to be studied 
E) easily studied outdoors 
A) slow generation time 
B) easily defined characteristics 
C) small number of progeny 
D) requires highly technical equipment to be studied 
E) easily studied outdoors

Question 5

By cutting off the tails of mice in 22 consecutive generations,August Weismann demonstrated that the final progeny had

Accepted Answer

A) no tails at all. 
B) tails that were shorter than those of any previous generation. 
C) longer tails than those of any previous generation. 
D) tails the same length as those of the first and subsequent generations. 
E) a mixture of tail lengths. 
A) no tails at all. 
B) tails that were shorter than those of any previous generation. 
C) longer tails than those of any previous generation. 
D) tails the same length as those of the first and subsequent generations. 
E) a mixture of tail lengths.

Question 6

Why did the progeny in August Weismann's experiment continue to have tails,even though their parents' tails had been removed?

Accepted Answer

A) All necessary genetic material is present in sex cells. 
B) The mice procreated prior to having their tails removed. 
C) Mice tails can regenerate. 
D) Tails don't have genetic material. 
E) This is still a mystery we don't understand. 
A) All necessary genetic material is present in sex cells. 
B) The mice procreated prior to having their tails removed. 
C) Mice tails can regenerate. 
D) Tails don't have genetic material. 
E) This is still a mystery we don't understand.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a model genetic organism?

Accepted Answer

A) budding yeast,Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
B) fruit fly,Drosophila melanogaster 
C) human beings,Homo sapiens 
D) worm,Caenorhabditis elegans 
E) weed,Arabidopsis thaliana 
A) budding yeast,Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
B) fruit fly,Drosophila melanogaster 
C) human beings,Homo sapiens 
D) worm,Caenorhabditis elegans 
E) weed,Arabidopsis thaliana

The early 1900s was pivotal for the science of genetics because of which of the following events?

Organisms have similar genetic systems.This has led to advances in which fields?

Which of the following is NOT a major division of genetics?

Which of the following are traits that a model genetic organism should have?

By cutting off the tails of mice in 22 consecutive generations,August Weismann demonstrated that the final progeny had

Why did the progeny in August Weismann's experiment continue to have tails,even though their parents' tails had been removed?

Which of the following is not a model genetic organism?

Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction

Basic Principles of Heredity

Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles

Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping

Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems

Chromosome Variation

DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene

DNA Replication

From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and Rna Processing

From DNA to Proteins: Translation

Control of Gene Expression

Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and Dna Repair

Molecular Genetic Analysis, Biotechnology, and Genomics

Cancer Genetics

Quantitative Genetics

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

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Exam 1: Introduction to Genetics

The early 1900s was pivotal for the science of genetics because of which of the following events?

Organisms have similar genetic systems.This has led to advances in which fields?

Which of the following is NOT a major division of genetics?

Which of the following are traits that a model genetic organism should have?

By cutting off the tails of mice in 22 consecutive generations,August Weismann demonstrated that the final progeny had

Why did the progeny in August Weismann's experiment continue to have tails,even though their parents' tails had been removed?

Which of the following is not a model genetic organism?

Chromosomes and Cellular Reproduction

Basic Principles of Heredity

Extensions and Modifications of Basic Principles

Linkage, Recombination, and Eukaryotic Gene Mapping

Bacterial and Viral Genetic Systems

Chromosome Variation

DNA: The Chemical Nature of the Gene

DNA Replication

From DNA to Proteins: Transcription and Rna Processing

From DNA to Proteins: Translation

Control of Gene Expression

Gene Mutations, Transposable Elements, and Dna Repair

Molecular Genetic Analysis, Biotechnology, and Genomics

Cancer Genetics

Quantitative Genetics

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

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