Exam 1: Overview of Genetics

Sexual reproduction decreases the genetic variation of a species.

A characteristic that an organism displays is called __________.

If a geneticist is studying the prevalence of a trait in a species, they are at the _________ level of study.

Which of the following began with the work of Gregor Mendel in the 19^th century?

Which of the following is correct regarding natural selection?

The class of macromolecules that are primarily responsible for catabolic and anabolic activities in a cell are the.

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

If a carbohydrate is going to be broken down for energy, which of the following molecules would be directly involved in the breakdown?

Which of the following studies the effects of loss-of-function mutations?

Gene expression involves the process of transcription and translation.

Change in a population over time is called biological evolution.

The study of the processes of transcription and translation is at the _____ level of biological organization.

In humans, gametes are different than other cells of the body in that they are _________.

Genetic variation is ultimately based upon which of the following?

_______ is the use of a gene sequence to synthesize a functional protein.

A species that contains two copies of each chromosome 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 _________.