Question 1

Carrie Buck is significant in the history of genetics because she ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is an example of basic research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing a new diagnostic test 
B)  Synthesizing proteins for treating disease 
C)  Manufacturing a vaccine 
D)  Developing a new drug to treat diabetes 
E)  Learning how plants turn carbon dioxide into sugar 
A)  Developing a new diagnostic test 
B)  Synthesizing proteins for treating disease 
C)  Manufacturing a vaccine 
D)  Developing a new drug to treat diabetes 
E)  Learning how plants turn carbon dioxide into sugar E

Question 3

Population geneticists are interested in the forces that change the ____________________ of genes in a population.

Accepted Answer

frequency

Question 4

Normal white blood cells (called B cells)and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both carry a unique surface protein called CD-19.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the years after the completion of the human genome project,genome sequencing revealed surprisingly little amount of variation in the sequence and arrangement of nucleotides in humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Should we buy and eat food that comes from genetically modified plants and animals? Defend your answer based on previous knowledge and on what you learned from thisChapter.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.Students should addres

Question 7

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 8

Differentiate between basic and applied research and discuss how the two are linked in terms of genetics.

Accepted Answer

Scientists do basic research in laborato

Question 9

Describe the experimental design Mendel used while researching pea plant traits and explain the general result that lead him to form his hypothesis about the transmission of "factors" from parents to offspring?

Accepted Answer

Mendel chose pea parental plants that ea

Question 10

The process in which genes move from one chromosome to another is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

recombinat

Question 11

Recombinant DNA technology has been used for over 30 years to produce ____________________ in bacteria for the treatment of diabetes.

Accepted Answer

insulin
hu

Question 12

DNA is a helical molecule consisting of two strands of ____________________ that is the primary carrier of ____________________ information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of DNA is a helical molecule consisting of...

Question 13

The union of research and medicine that seeks to quickly translate research findings into methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

translatio

Question 14

Each nucleotide in a strand of DNA is composed of a(n)____________________,a(n)____________________,and a(n)____________________.

Accepted Answer

sugar,base,phosphate group
bas

Question 15

Eugenics ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has been scientifically tested and shown to be a valid theory 
B)  is a dubious method for improving the human species through selective breeding 
C)  assumes that human traits are much more influenced by environment than by genes 
D)  had major social ramifications in Germany but is largely dismissed in the United States 
E)  was based on faulty karyotyping and DNA analysis 
A)  has been scientifically tested and shown to be a valid theory 
B)  is a dubious method for improving the human species through selective breeding 
C)  assumes that human traits are much more influenced by environment than by genes 
D)  had major social ramifications in Germany but is largely dismissed in the United States 
E)  was based on faulty karyotyping and DNA analysis

Question 16

Genetic modification of immune cells has not been shown to be an effective leukemia treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The nucleotide sequence encoded in a gene defines the ____ that make up proteins.

Accepted Answer

A)  phosphate groups 
B)  polypeptides 
C)  ribosomes 
D)  haplotypes 
E)  amino acids 
A)  phosphate groups 
B)  polypeptides 
C)  ribosomes 
D)  haplotypes 
E)  amino acids

Question 18

Transmission genetics studies the pattern of ____________________ as traits are passed from generation to generation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Transmission genetics studies the pattern of ____________________...

Question 19

Mendel's experiments on pea plants showed that genes are passed ____________________ from generation to generation and that traits are not ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mendel's experiments on pea plants showed that...

Question 20

Eugenics is the attempt to improve the human species by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Eugenics is the attempt to improve the...

Carrie Buck is significant in the history of genetics because she ____.

What is an example of basic research?

Population geneticists are interested in the forces that change the ____________________ of genes in a population.

Normal white blood cells (called B cells)and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both carry a unique surface protein called CD-19.

In the years after the completion of the human genome project,genome sequencing revealed surprisingly little amount of variation in the sequence and arrangement of nucleotides in humans.

Should we buy and eat food that comes from genetically modified plants and animals? Defend your answer based on previous knowledge and on what you learned from thisChapter.

What Mendel called "factors," we now call ____.

Differentiate between basic and applied research and discuss how the two are linked in terms of genetics.

Describe the experimental design Mendel used while researching pea plant traits and explain the general result that lead him to form his hypothesis about the transmission of "factors" from parents to offspring?

The process in which genes move from one chromosome to another is called ____________________.

Recombinant DNA technology has been used for over 30 years to produce ____________________ in bacteria for the treatment of diabetes.

DNA is a helical molecule consisting of two strands of that is the primary carrier of information.

The union of research and medicine that seeks to quickly translate research findings into methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases is called ____________________.

Each nucleotide in a strand of DNA is composed of a(n),a(n),and a(n).

Eugenics ____.

Genetic modification of immune cells has not been shown to be an effective leukemia treatment.

The nucleotide sequence encoded in a gene defines the ____ that make up proteins.

Transmission genetics studies the pattern of ____________________ as traits are passed from generation to generation.

Mendel's experiments on pea plants showed that genes are passed from generation to generation and that traits are not .

Eugenics is the attempt to improve the human species by ____________________.

Cells and Cell Division

Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation

Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics

The Inheritance of Complex Traits

Cytogenetics - Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations

Development and Sex Determination

The Structure - Replication - and Chromosomal Organization of DNA

Gene Expression and Gene Regulation

From Proteins to Phenotypes

Genome Alterations - Mutation and Epigenetics

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

Carrie Buck is significant in the history of genetics because she ____.

What is an example of basic research?

Population geneticists are interested in the forces that change the ____________________ of genes in a population.

Normal white blood cells (called B cells)and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both carry a unique surface protein called CD-19.

In the years after the completion of the human genome project,genome sequencing revealed surprisingly little amount of variation in the sequence and arrangement of nucleotides in humans.

Should we buy and eat food that comes from genetically modified plants and animals? Defend your answer based on previous knowledge and on what you learned from thisChapter.

What Mendel called "factors," we now call ____.

Differentiate between basic and applied research and discuss how the two are linked in terms of genetics.

Describe the experimental design Mendel used while researching pea plant traits and explain the general result that lead him to form his hypothesis about the transmission of "factors" from parents to offspring?

The process in which genes move from one chromosome to another is called ____________________.

Recombinant DNA technology has been used for over 30 years to produce ____________________ in bacteria for the treatment of diabetes.

DNA is a helical molecule consisting of two strands of ____________________ that is the primary carrier of ____________________ information.

The union of research and medicine that seeks to quickly translate research findings into methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases is called ____________________.

Each nucleotide in a strand of DNA is composed of a(n)____________________,a(n)____________________,and a(n)____________________.

Eugenics ____.

Genetic modification of immune cells has not been shown to be an effective leukemia treatment.

The nucleotide sequence encoded in a gene defines the ____ that make up proteins.

Transmission genetics studies the pattern of ____________________ as traits are passed from generation to generation.

Mendel's experiments on pea plants showed that genes are passed ____________________ from generation to generation and that traits are not ____________________.

Eugenics is the attempt to improve the human species by ____________________.

Cells and Cell Division

Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation

Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics

The Inheritance of Complex Traits

Cytogenetics - Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations

Development and Sex Determination

The Structure - Replication - and Chromosomal Organization of DNA

Gene Expression and Gene Regulation

From Proteins to Phenotypes

Genome Alterations - Mutation and Epigenetics

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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DNA is a helical molecule consisting of two strands of that is the primary carrier of information.

Each nucleotide in a strand of DNA is composed of a(n),a(n),and a(n).

Mendel's experiments on pea plants showed that genes are passed from generation to generation and that traits are not .