Exam 6: Extranuclear Inheritance, Imprinting, and Maternal Effect

Differentially methylated regions (DMRs)are associated with which of the following?

G and g are dominant and recessive alleles,respectively,for a gene. If a mating of a gg female with a Gg male resulted in offspring that all have the recessive phenotype,this would most likely be an example of

Contribution of mitochondria by the sperm cell to the zygote is called 

Diseases associated with mitochondria mutations in humans are usually 

In maternal effect,the ________ of the mother determines the ________ of the offspring.

Which of the following is primarily responsible for the maternal effect?

With the Igf-2 gene,which chromosome is imprinted and which is expressed?

What is the molecular mechanism for imprinting a gene?

Chlamydomonas was used as the model organism for the study of ________.

Monoallelic expression is associated with which of the following?

Most imprinted genes are silenced.What is one exception to this rule?

The current molecular explanation for imprinting in mammals involves differential ________ of various DNA regions.

Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

The symbiotic relationship of purple bacteria and cyanobacteria with eukaryotic cells was beneficial to both cell types.

The symbiotic relationship where one organism lives inside another species is called 

The inheritance patterns of genetic material that is not contained in the nucleus of the cell is called ________.

Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

How is a chloroplast genome similar to a prokaryotic genome?

What controls the coiling of shells in snail offspring?

What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?