Question 1

Mendel's work on the transmission of genes in pea plants is applicable to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  only pea plants 
B)  plants and some animals but not humans 
C)  all plants, but only plants 
D)  all plants and animals, including humans 
E)  all organisms 
A)  only pea plants 
B)  plants and some animals but not humans 
C)  all plants, but only plants 
D)  all plants and animals, including humans 
E)  all organisms D

Question 2

Which is the correct arrangement of the components of a nucleotide in a strand of DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bases pair up inside with phosphates and sugars on the outside. 
B)  Phosphates and sugars pair up on the inside with bases pointing to the outside. 
C)  Phosphates, sugars, and bases alternate in a single linear molecule like beads on a string. 
D)  Bases connect with sugars on the inside and phosphate groups are on the outside. 
E)  Phosphates connect on the inside while sugars and bases connect to each other on the outside. 
A)  Bases pair up inside with phosphates and sugars on the outside. 
B)  Phosphates and sugars pair up on the inside with bases pointing to the outside. 
C)  Phosphates, sugars, and bases alternate in a single linear molecule like beads on a string. 
D)  Bases connect with sugars on the inside and phosphate groups are on the outside. 
E)  Phosphates connect on the inside while sugars and bases connect to each other on the outside. A

Question 3

What was Carrie Buck's significance in the history of genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was a famous advocate for eugenics. 
B)  She became the first woman geneticist. 
C)  She was sterilized after the US Supreme Court determined she was feebleminded. 
D)  She discovered how to genetically modify corn to be resistant to herbicides. 
E)  She is the author of the first biography of Gregor Mendel. 
A)  She was a famous advocate for eugenics. 
B)  She became the first woman geneticist. 
C)  She was sterilized after the US Supreme Court determined she was feebleminded. 
D)  She discovered how to genetically modify corn to be resistant to herbicides. 
E)  She is the author of the first biography of Gregor Mendel. C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a nucleotide base found in DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adenine 
B)  Thymine., 
C)  Guanine, 
D)  Cytosine. 
E)  Uracil 
A)  Adenine 
B)  Thymine., 
C)  Guanine, 
D)  Cytosine. 
E)  Uracil

Question 5

Which one of the following statements about eugenics is UNTRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was founded by Charles Darwin. 
B)  It is a dubious method for improving the human species through selective breeding. 
C)  It is based on the assumption that human traits are much less influenced by environment than genes. 
D)  It contributed to the Immigration Act of 1924. 
E)  It was used to justify the passage of sterilization laws. 
A)  It was founded by Charles Darwin. 
B)  It is a dubious method for improving the human species through selective breeding. 
C)  It is based on the assumption that human traits are much less influenced by environment than genes. 
D)  It contributed to the Immigration Act of 1924. 
E)  It was used to justify the passage of sterilization laws.

Question 6

Gregor Mendel ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-bred pea plants with contrasting traits 
B)  claimed that each individual carries a pair of "factors" for a given trait 
C)  discovered that genes are on chromosomes 
D)  did all of these things 
E)  did most, but not all of these things 
A)  cross-bred pea plants with contrasting traits 
B)  claimed that each individual carries a pair of "factors" for a given trait 
C)  discovered that genes are on chromosomes 
D)  did all of these things 
E)  did most, but not all of these things

Question 7

If you were a geneticist working to clone a woolly mammoth, you would be using ____ technology.

Accepted Answer

A)  cytogenetic 
B)  pedigree analysis 
C)  molecular genetics 
D)  transmission genetics 
E)  recombinant DNA 
A)  cytogenetic 
B)  pedigree analysis 
C)  molecular genetics 
D)  transmission genetics 
E)  recombinant DNA

Question 8

Induced pluripotency is a term related to ___ .

Accepted Answer

A)  producing stem cells from normal body cells 
B)  cloning animals like Dolly the sheep 
C)  the discovery of mutated genes that cause disease 
D)  the decoding of the human genome 
E)  the practice of eugenics 
A)  producing stem cells from normal body cells 
B)  cloning animals like Dolly the sheep 
C)  the discovery of mutated genes that cause disease 
D)  the decoding of the human genome 
E)  the practice of eugenics

Question 9

The branch of genetics concerned with the mechanisms by which genes are transferred from parent to offspring is called ____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  transmission genetics 
B)  pedigree analysis 
C)  cytogenetics 
D)  molecular genetics 
E)  recombinant DNA technology 
A)  transmission genetics 
B)  pedigree analysis 
C)  cytogenetics 
D)  molecular genetics 
E)  recombinant DNA technology

Question 10

Gene therapy can best be described as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the elimination of a defect (mutation) in a gene 
B)  the insertion of normal genes to act in place of mutant genes 
C)  the insertion of human genes into other organisms 
D)  the cloning of genes to produce and purify therapeutically useful proteins 
E)  the mapping of all human genetic information 
A)  the elimination of a defect (mutation) in a gene 
B)  the insertion of normal genes to act in place of mutant genes 
C)  the insertion of human genes into other organisms 
D)  the cloning of genes to produce and purify therapeutically useful proteins 
E)  the mapping of all human genetic information

Question 11

Before Mendel, most people would have predicted that a cross of a red rose with a yellow rose would produce ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  all red roses 
B)  all yellow roses 
C)  all orange roses 
D)  about half yellow roses and half red roses 
E)  about three-fourths red roses and one-fourth yellow roses 
A)  all red roses 
B)  all yellow roses 
C)  all orange roses 
D)  about half yellow roses and half red roses 
E)  about three-fourths red roses and one-fourth yellow roses

Question 12

What Mendel called "factors" we now call ____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  nucleotides 
B)  DNA 
C)  chromosomes 
D)  genes 
E)  bases 
A)  nucleotides 
B)  DNA 
C)  chromosomes 
D)  genes 
E)  bases

Question 13

Which of the following terms is not closely related to the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haplotype 
B)  Single nucleotide polymorphism 
C)  Genome-wide association study 
D)  Induced pluripotency 
E)  All of these terms are closely related 
A)  Haplotype 
B)  Single nucleotide polymorphism 
C)  Genome-wide association study 
D)  Induced pluripotency 
E)  All of these terms are closely related

Question 14

What was a major issue in deCODE's genomic studies of Icelanders that ultimately led to it filing for bankruptcy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Too many Icelanders were reluctant to cooperate with deCODE. 
B)  deCODE did not have the money to invest in the high-tech equipment needed. 
C)  Most diseases are are caused by multiple gene mutations and are therefore too complex for deCODE's purposes. 
D)  There was too much criticism from bioethicists, especially from the United Nations. 
E)  Several top executives at deCODE were charged with embezzlement. 
A)  Too many Icelanders were reluctant to cooperate with deCODE. 
B)  deCODE did not have the money to invest in the high-tech equipment needed. 
C)  Most diseases are are caused by multiple gene mutations and are therefore too complex for deCODE's purposes. 
D)  There was too much criticism from bioethicists, especially from the United Nations. 
E)  Several top executives at deCODE were charged with embezzlement.

Question 15

Discuss the contribution made by Francis Galton to the development of eugenics.

Accepted Answer

Francis Galton, a British scientist and

Question 16

Which one of the following is the most accurate description of the pedigrees used in human genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Family tree charts showing who has/had a particular trait. 
B)  Certificates verifying that an individual has a particular trait. 
C)  Certificates of good genetic health. 
D)  Family tree charts showing everyone's birth and death dates. 
E)  Family tree charts showing photographs of all individuals. 
A)  Family tree charts showing who has/had a particular trait. 
B)  Certificates verifying that an individual has a particular trait. 
C)  Certificates of good genetic health. 
D)  Family tree charts showing everyone's birth and death dates. 
E)  Family tree charts showing photographs of all individuals.

Question 17

The main purpose of preparing karyotypes is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  to reveal chromosome abnormalities 
B)  to determine gender 
C)  to determine which genes are on which chromosomes 
D)  to isolate and analyze genes 
E)  all of these 
A)  to reveal chromosome abnormalities 
B)  to determine gender 
C)  to determine which genes are on which chromosomes 
D)  to isolate and analyze genes 
E)  all of these

Question 18

Distinguish between transmission genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics. Which has had the greatest impact on human genetics in recent years?

Accepted Answer

Transmission genetics is the study of ho

Question 19

Should information about citizens' genomes be held by a single private company? By the government? By anyone?

Accepted Answer

The question of who should hold informat

Question 20

The decline of the eugenics movement in the U.S. in the early 20th century resulted from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  its misuse for social and political purposes by the Nazis 
B)  the lack of knowledge of the cell theory 
C)  the lack of understanding of natural selection 
D)  the idea that most human traits are controlled by single genes 
E)  all of these 
A)  its misuse for social and political purposes by the Nazis 
B)  the lack of knowledge of the cell theory 
C)  the lack of understanding of natural selection 
D)  the idea that most human traits are controlled by single genes 
E)  all of these

Mendel's work on the transmission of genes in pea plants is applicable to ____.

Which is the correct arrangement of the components of a nucleotide in a strand of DNA?

What was Carrie Buck's significance in the history of genetics?

Which of the following is NOT a nucleotide base found in DNA?

Which one of the following statements about eugenics is UNTRUE?

Gregor Mendel ____.

If you were a geneticist working to clone a woolly mammoth, you would be using ____ technology.

Induced pluripotency is a term related to ___ .

The branch of genetics concerned with the mechanisms by which genes are transferred from parent to offspring is called ____ .

Gene therapy can best be described as ____.

Before Mendel, most people would have predicted that a cross of a red rose with a yellow rose would produce ____.

What Mendel called "factors" we now call ____ .

Which of the following terms is not closely related to the others?

What was a major issue in deCODE's genomic studies of Icelanders that ultimately led to it filing for bankruptcy?

Discuss the contribution made by Francis Galton to the development of eugenics.

Which one of the following is the most accurate description of the pedigrees used in human genetics?

The main purpose of preparing karyotypes is ____.

Distinguish between transmission genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics. Which has had the greatest impact on human genetics in recent years?

Should information about citizens' genomes be held by a single private company? By the government? By anyone?

The decline of the eugenics movement in the U.S. in the early 20th century resulted from ____.

Cells and Cell Division

Transmission of Genes From Generation to Generation

Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics

Complex Patterns of Inheritance

Cytogenetics: Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations

Development and Sex Determination

DNA Structure and Chromosomal Organization

Gene Expression: From Genes to Proteins

From Proteins to Phenotypes

Mutation: the Source of Genetic Variation

Genes and Cancer

An Introduction to Genetic Technology

Biotechnology and Society

Genomes and Genomics

Reproductive Technology, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy

Genes and the Immune System

Genetics of Behavior

Population Genetics and Human Evolution

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Exam 1: A Perspective on Human Genetics

Mendel's work on the transmission of genes in pea plants is applicable to ____.

Which is the correct arrangement of the components of a nucleotide in a strand of DNA?

What was Carrie Buck's significance in the history of genetics?

Which of the following is NOT a nucleotide base found in DNA?

Which one of the following statements about eugenics is UNTRUE?

Gregor Mendel ____.

If you were a geneticist working to clone a woolly mammoth, you would be using ____ technology.

Induced pluripotency is a term related to ___ .

The branch of genetics concerned with the mechanisms by which genes are transferred from parent to offspring is called ____ .

Gene therapy can best be described as ____.

Before Mendel, most people would have predicted that a cross of a red rose with a yellow rose would produce ____.

What Mendel called "factors" we now call ____ .

Which of the following terms is not closely related to the others?

What was a major issue in deCODE's genomic studies of Icelanders that ultimately led to it filing for bankruptcy?

Discuss the contribution made by Francis Galton to the development of eugenics.

Which one of the following is the most accurate description of the pedigrees used in human genetics?

The main purpose of preparing karyotypes is ____.

Distinguish between transmission genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics. Which has had the greatest impact on human genetics in recent years?

Should information about citizens' genomes be held by a single private company? By the government? By anyone?

The decline of the eugenics movement in the U.S. in the early 20th century resulted from ____.

Cells and Cell Division

Transmission of Genes From Generation to Generation

Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics

Complex Patterns of Inheritance

Cytogenetics: Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations

Development and Sex Determination

DNA Structure and Chromosomal Organization

Gene Expression: From Genes to Proteins

From Proteins to Phenotypes

Mutation: the Source of Genetic Variation

Genes and Cancer

An Introduction to Genetic Technology

Biotechnology and Society

Genomes and Genomics

Reproductive Technology, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy

Genes and the Immune System

Genetics of Behavior

Population Genetics and Human Evolution

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