Question 1

Which of the following does not inactivate an X chromosome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mammals 
B)  Drosophila 
C)  C. elegans 
D)  Marsupials 
A)  Mammals 
B)  Drosophila 
C)  C. elegans 
D)  Marsupials

Question 2

Which of the following categories of genes is typically NOT encoded in cpDNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genes encoding rRNA. 
B)  Genes encoding tRNA. 
C)  Genes for photosynthetic pathway enzymes. 
D)  Genes encoding nuclear proteins. 
A)  Genes encoding rRNA. 
B)  Genes encoding tRNA. 
C)  Genes for photosynthetic pathway enzymes. 
D)  Genes encoding nuclear proteins.

Question 3

Which inheritance pattern is common to oogenesis, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maternal inheritance 
B)  Epigenetic inheritance 
C)  Maternal effect 
D)  Paternal inheritance 
A)  Maternal inheritance 
B)  Epigenetic inheritance 
C)  Maternal effect 
D)  Paternal inheritance

Question 4

The coat color of calico cats is a result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maternal inheritance 
B)  X-inactivation 
C)  imprinting 
D)  extranuclear inheritance 
A)  maternal inheritance 
B)  X-inactivation 
C)  imprinting 
D)  extranuclear inheritance

Question 5

Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Endoplasmic reticulum 
B)  Mitochondria 
C)  Ribosome 
D)  Plasma membrane 
A)  Endoplasmic reticulum 
B)  Mitochondria 
C)  Ribosome 
D)  Plasma membrane

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Sperm cells 
B)  Oocytes 
C)  Nurse cells 
D)  Placenta 
A)  Sperm cells 
B)  Oocytes 
C)  Nurse cells 
D)  Placenta

Question 7

In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ________ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

Accepted Answer

A)  mother's phenotype 
B)  father's phenotype 
C)  mother's genotype 
D)  father's genotype 
A)  mother's phenotype 
B)  father's phenotype 
C)  mother's genotype 
D)  father's genotype

Question 8

Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How many Barr bodies would an individual with a XXY genotype possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  None of the answers are correct 
A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  2 
D)  None of the answers are correct

Question 10

What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mendelian inheritance 
B)  Sex-linked inheritance 
C)  Paternal inheritance 
D)  Maternal inheritance 
E)  Maternal effect 
A)  Mendelian inheritance 
B)  Sex-linked inheritance 
C)  Paternal inheritance 
D)  Maternal inheritance 
E)  Maternal effect

Question 11

mtDNA contains all of the genes necessary for the complete function of mitochondrial metabolism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following does not inactivate an X chromosome?

Which of the following categories of genes is typically NOT encoded in cpDNA?

Which inheritance pattern is common to oogenesis, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis?

The coat color of calico cats is a result of ________.

Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

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

In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ________ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

How many Barr bodies would an individual with a XXY genotype possess?

What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?

mtDNA contains all of the genes necessary for the complete function of mitochondrial metabolism.

Overview of Genetics

Mendelian Inheritance

Chromosome Transmission During Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction

Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes

Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria

Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number

Molecular Structure of Dna and Rna

Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure

Dna Replication

Gene Transcription and Rna Modification

Translation of Mrna

Gene Regulation in Bacteria

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes I: Transcriptional and Translation Regulation

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes Ii: Epigenetics

Non-Coding Rnas

Genetics of Viruses

Gene Mutation and Dna Repair

Recombination, Immunogenetics, and Transposition

Molecular Technologies

Biotechnology

Genomics I: Analysis of Dna

Genomics Ii: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics

Medical Genetics and Cancer

Developmental Genetics

Population Genetics

Complex and Quantitative Traits

Evolutionary Genetics

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Exam 5: Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Which of the following does not inactivate an X chromosome?

Which of the following categories of genes is typically NOT encoded in cpDNA?

Which inheritance pattern is common to oogenesis, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis?

The coat color of calico cats is a result of ________.

Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

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

In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ________ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

How many Barr bodies would an individual with a XXY genotype possess?

What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?

mtDNA contains all of the genes necessary for the complete function of mitochondrial metabolism.

Overview of Genetics

Mendelian Inheritance

Chromosome Transmission During Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction

Extensions of Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes

Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria

Variation in Chromosome Structure and Number

Molecular Structure of Dna and Rna

Chromosome Organization and Molecular Structure

Dna Replication

Gene Transcription and Rna Modification

Translation of Mrna

Gene Regulation in Bacteria

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes I: Transcriptional and Translation Regulation

Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes Ii: Epigenetics

Non-Coding Rnas

Genetics of Viruses

Gene Mutation and Dna Repair

Recombination, Immunogenetics, and Transposition

Molecular Technologies

Biotechnology

Genomics I: Analysis of Dna

Genomics Ii: Functional Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics

Medical Genetics and Cancer

Developmental Genetics

Population Genetics

Complex and Quantitative Traits

Evolutionary Genetics

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