Exam 17: Cell Reproduction and Differentiation

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During DNA replication, complementary nucleotides are added to the separated strands of the original DNA by enzymes. Which one of the following bases would a nucleotide contain if it were paired to a nucleotide containing thymine?

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During meiosis, homologous chromosomes are separated during meiosis I.

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Mitosis differs from meiosis in that only mitosis

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The process through which DNA is copied into a complementary strand of mRNA is called translation.

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During transcription, a portion of a cell's DNA is converted to a complimentary strand of mRNA. The mRNA is eventually used as the blueprint for making one or more proteins, but not immediately. A short lag time is necessary between transcription and the initiation of translation. Why?

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Mutations in DNA are usually repaired in healthy cells by DNA repair enzymes.

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It is evident that translation occurs at ribosomes because they contain binding sites for

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Although a specific codon specifies only one amino acid, several different codons can specify the same amino acid.

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Somatic cell nuclear transfer is a means of reproductive cloning.

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Embryo splitting as a means of reproductive cloning is typically done at the 32- or 64-cell stage.

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Meiosis in females is not complete until ________ occurs.

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Initiation of translation begins with a tRNA binding to a(n) ________ on mRNA.

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At which one of the following stages of the cell cycle does a chromosome develop into two sister chromatids?

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Which one of the following statements CORRECTLY describes how DNA is replicated?

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The process by which the DNA code is converted from a single gene into a complementary single strand of mRNA is called

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Differentiation of embryonic cells begins immediately upon the first division of the fertilized egg.

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A codon is

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Differentiation is the process of sister chromatids separating from each other during meiosis II.

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Chromosomes first become visible as two sister chromatids held together at the centromere during which one of the following phases?

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During which one of the following phases of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

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