Question 1

What do microsatellites help scientists study?

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How genes are passed down and identify differences between populations

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How planets orbit the sun

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How viruses replicate

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How plants photosynthesize

Question 2

Where are microsatellites found in DNA?

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Throughout DNA, in both coding and non-coding regions

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Only in the non-coding regions of DNA

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Only at the ends of DNA strands

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Only in the coding regions of DNA

Question 3

What is the function of DNA in chromosomes?

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DNA contains instructions for cell growth and function

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DNA protects chromosomes from damage

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DNA helps chromosomes stay organized in the nucleus

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DNA provides energy for cell activities

Question 4

What is the role of chromosomes in inheritance?

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Chromosomes are passed down from parents to children

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Chromosomes determine the color of the sky

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Chromosomes regulate breathing in humans

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Chromosomes control the weather patterns

Question 5

What do genes on chromosomes determine?

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How traits are passed down from parents to children

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The shape of chromosomes

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The size of chromosomes

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The color of chromosomes

Question 6

Why are microsatellites useful as genetic markers?

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They allow scientists to study how genes are passed down and identify differences between populations.

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They control cell growth

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They prevent DNA mutations

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They determine eye color

Question 7

What is the function of microsatellites in genetic research?

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Studying inheritance patterns, population mixing, genetic disorders, and evolutionary relationships

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Controlling cell division processes

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Regulating gene expression in cells

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Creating new genetic mutations

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