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iGenetics: A Molecula

r Appro ach Third Edition by Russell / Bose Benjamin Cummings c.2010

3/10/09 1 / 4

Chapter 1 Genetics: An Introduction

MATCHING QUESTIONS

Please select the best match for each term.1) A system for searching several linked databases

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2) A tool to compare nucleotide or protein sequences

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3) A website that provides links to research articles

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4) A database of human genes and disorders

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5) A database of genetic sequences

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  • PubMed

B) OMIM

  • GenBank

D) BLAST

  • Entrez

Answers: 1) E 2) D 3) A 4) B 5) C

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2    Test Bank for iGenetics Please select the best match for each term.6) Developed the polymerase chain reaction

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7) Constructed the first recombinant DNA molecule

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8) Cloned the first recombinant DNA molecule

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9) Conducted breeding experiments with the pea plant

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10) Discovered transposable elements

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  • Boyer and Cohen
  • Barbara McClintock
  • Paul Berg
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Kary Mullis

Answers: 6) E 7) C 8) A 9) D 10) B

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

11) The field of genetics includes

  • the study of heredity.
  • the molecular nature of the genetic material.
  • the ways in which genes control life functions.
  • the distribution and behavior of genes in populations.
  • All of these

Answer: E

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12) Quantitative genetics is

  • the quantitative study of the activity of a gene.
  • the study of the genetic diversity within a large group of individuals of the same
  • species.

  • the study of the genetic diversity within members of a number of related species.
  • the study of traits that are determined by a number of 
  • genes simultaneously.

  • the study of the number of characteristics found in an organism.

Answer: D

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Chapter 1    Genetics: An Introduction   3

13) Bacteria and Archaea are

  • eukaryotic.
  • prokaryotic.
  • archaeotic.
  • anucleotic.
  • proteozoic.

Answer: B

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14) Transposons are

  • proteins that are stable.
  • proteins that are unstable.
  • DNA segments that are stable.
  • DNA segments that are unstable.
  • DNA segments that code for proteins.

Answer: D

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15) Genes influence all aspects of life because they

  • are structural elements of the cell.
  • regulate movement of proteins.
  • produce RNA and protein needed for different processes.
  • localize to the nucleus.
  • are needed for DNA synthesis.

Answer: C

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16) An ideal organism for a geneticist to use as a study organism would possess which of the following characteristics?

  • A relatively short life cycle
  • A large degree of genetic variation among individuals
  • Matings that produce large numbers of offspring
  • A well-characterized genetic background, karyotype, etc.
  • All of these are desirable characteristics

Answer: E

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17) The organism that Mendel used for his experiments was A)E. coli.

  • the fruit fly.
  • maize.
  • yeast.
  • the pea plant.

Answer: E

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