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Ch 8 - Basic Genetics

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  • Q1

    Gregor Mendel is known as the 

    Man who discovered DNA

    Father of Modern Genetics

    Monk of the Hills

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  • Q2

    A section of DNA that causes a particular trait is called a 

    Gene

    Histone

    Chromosome

    Chromatid

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  • Q3

    Interphase is

    Usually only a small segment of the cell cycle

    Seen only in cells undergoing mitosis

    A time for normal cell growth and living

    Composed of G1, G2, and G3 phases

    30s
  • Q4

    Humans have _____ pairs of chromosomes

    46

    48

    23

    24

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  • Q5

    A diploid cell has 80 chromosomes (not human) how many chromosomes produced by mitosis have?

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  • Q6

    A diploid cell has 80 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would a cell produced by meiosis have?

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  • Q7

    Which of the following is a difference between mitosis and meiosis? 

    the number of times the cell divides 

    formation of a mitotic spindle 

    Sister chromatids attached by a centromere 

    the coiling of the chromosomes 

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  • Q8

    Starting with one cell, the final results of meiosis are 

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  • Q9

    Alleles are separated during meiosis. This represents the principle of

    segregation

    Heredity

    dominance

    Independent assortment

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  • Q10

    When a homozygous tan lizard is crossed with a homozygous dark green lizard, the resulting offspring are spotted tan and dark green. This is an example of 

    Incomplete Dominance

    Polygenic Inheritance

    Multiple Alleles

    Codominance

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  • Q11

    If you set up a Punnett square with two sets of traits (eye color and height), you would be dealing with a 

    Diploid condition

    Dihybrid cross

    Monohybrid Cross

    Triploid Condition

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  • Q12

    Autosomes are chromosomes that

    have been altered by a mutation

    are haploid and not diploid

    Contain a harmful gene

    are not sec chromosomes

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  • Q13

    A histone is a protein that helps protect and maintain the shape of a chromosome. 

    true
    false
    True or False
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  • Q14

    There are only 3 human blood types: A, B, and AB. 

    false
    true
    True or False
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  • Q15

    Sexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to their parents.

    false
    true
    True or False
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