Question 1

Hox complexes are examples of in mammals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zygotic genes 
B)  Segmentation genes 
C)  Homeotic genes 
D)  None of the answers are correct 
A)  Zygotic genes 
B)  Segmentation genes 
C)  Homeotic genes 
D)  None of the answers are correct

Question 2

Pole cells are responsible for forming what structures in an adult organism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liver cells 
B)  Gametes 
C)  Nerve cells 
D)  Hematopoietic stem cells 
A)  Liver cells 
B)  Gametes 
C)  Nerve cells 
D)  Hematopoietic stem cells

Question 3

Molecules that convey positional information and promote developmental changes are called .

Accepted Answer

A)  morphogens 
B)  determined 
C)  totipotent 
D)  apical 
A)  morphogens 
B)  determined 
C)  totipotent 
D)  apical

Question 4

Heterochronic mutations are the result of irregular patterns of gene expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The model organism for the study of plant development is .

Accepted Answer

A)  Drosophila melanogaster 
B) C.Xenopus laevis 
C)  elegans 
D)  Arabidopsis thaliana 
A)  Drosophila melanogaster 
B) C.Xenopus laevis 
C)  elegans 
D)  Arabidopsis thaliana

Question 6

Which of the following segment genes is activated first in the Drosophila embryo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pair-rule genes 
B)  Segment-polarity gene 
C)  Gap genes 
D)  All of the answers are activated simultaneously 
A)  Pair-rule genes 
B)  Segment-polarity gene 
C)  Gap genes 
D)  All of the answers are activated simultaneously

Question 7

A mutation in the B genes of Arabidopsis would result in the incorrect formation of what structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apical meristem 
B)  Flowers 
C)  Stems 
D)  Roots 
A)  Apical meristem 
B)  Flowers 
C)  Stems 
D)  Roots

Question 8

The bicoid gene is responsible for the formation of what portion of the Drosophila embryo?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ventral structures 
B)  Abdomen 
C)  Anterior structures 
D)  Posterior structures 
A)  Ventral structures 
B)  Abdomen 
C)  Anterior structures 
D)  Posterior structures

Question 9

The bicoid gene has what pattern of inheritance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sex-linked 
B)  Incomplete penetrance 
C)  Maternal inheritance 
D)  Autosomal 
A)  Sex-linked 
B)  Incomplete penetrance 
C)  Maternal inheritance 
D)  Autosomal

Question 10

Which of the following provide positional information to the developing organism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Threshold concentration 
B)  Morphogens 
C)  Induction 
D)  Cell adhesion 
E)  All of the answers are correct 
A)  Threshold concentration 
B)  Morphogens 
C)  Induction 
D)  Cell adhesion 
E)  All of the answers are correct

Question 11

Plant development differs from animal development in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plants can develop from somatic cells 
B)  Plants lack morphogens 
C)  Cell migration does not occur in plants 
D)  All of the answers are correct 
A)  Plants can develop from somatic cells 
B)  Plants lack morphogens 
C)  Cell migration does not occur in plants 
D)  All of the answers are correct

Question 12

Which of the following is the first stage of embryonic pattern development in Drosophila?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limb position 
B)  Body axes 
C)  Segmentation patterns 
D)  None of the answers are correct 
A)  Limb position 
B)  Body axes 
C)  Segmentation patterns 
D)  None of the answers are correct

Hox complexes are examples of in mammals.

Pole cells are responsible for forming what structures in an adult organism?

Molecules that convey positional information and promote developmental changes are called .

Heterochronic mutations are the result of irregular patterns of gene expression.

The model organism for the study of plant development is .

Which of the following segment genes is activated first in the Drosophila embryo?

A mutation in the B genes of Arabidopsis would result in the incorrect formation of what structure?

The bicoid gene is responsible for the formation of what portion of the Drosophila embryo?

The bicoid gene has what pattern of inheritance?

Which of the following provide positional information to the developing organism?

Plant development differs from animal development in which of the following ways?

Which of the following is the first stage of embryonic pattern development in Drosophila?

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Molecular Structure of Dna and Rna

Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure

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Translation of Mrna

Gene Regulation in Bacteria and Bacteriophages

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Exam 23: Developmental Genetics

Hox complexes are examples of in mammals.

Pole cells are responsible for forming what structures in an adult organism?

Molecules that convey positional information and promote developmental changes are called .

Heterochronic mutations are the result of irregular patterns of gene expression.

The model organism for the study of plant development is .

Which of the following segment genes is activated first in the Drosophila embryo?

A mutation in the B genes of Arabidopsis would result in the incorrect formation of what structure?

The bicoid gene is responsible for the formation of what portion of the Drosophila embryo?

The bicoid gene has what pattern of inheritance?

Which of the following provide positional information to the developing organism?

Plant development differs from animal development in which of the following ways?

Which of the following is the first stage of embryonic pattern development in Drosophila?

Overview of Genetics

Mendelian Inheritance

Reproduction and Chromosome Transmission

Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance

Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes

Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria and

Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number

Molecular Structure of Dna and Rna

Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure

Dna Replication

Gene Transcription and Rna Modification

Translation of Mrna

Gene Regulation in Bacteria and Bacteriophages

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes

Gene Mutation and Dna Repair

Recombination and Transposition at the Molecular

Recombinant Dna Technology

Biotechnology

Genomics I: Analysis of Dna

Genomics II: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and

Medical Genetics and Cancer

Population Genetics

Quantitative Genetics

Evolutionary Genetics

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