Exam 1: Overview of Genetics

The differences in inherited traits among individuals in a population are called .

RNA is formed by the process of .

Which of the following studies the relationship between genetic variation and the environment?

Both genes and the influence the traits of an organism.

Gene expression involves the process of transcription and translation.

The structure of a cell that contains the genetic information is called a .

Which of the following studies how the forces of nature have influenced the spread of traits?

Science is conducted using a process called the scientific method.

Change in a population over time is called biological evolution.

Which of the following uses a genetic cross to determine patterns of inheritance?

A variation of a gene is called a(n) .

Variation at the molecular level of a gene is called a(n) .

A characteristic that an organism displays is called .

In many organisms, one set of chromosomes comes from the maternal parent, while the other set comes from the paternal parent. Similar chromosomes in these sets are said to be .

The building blocks of DNA are the .