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  • Q1
    Genes are carried from parents to offspring in structures called
    alleles
    genotypes
    chromosomes
    phenotypes
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype?
    Gg
    gg
    GG
    none of the above
    30s
  • Q3
    An organism's phenotype is the way its __________ represents
    chromosome
    genotype
    allele
    trait
    30s
  • Q4
    Chromosomes are long, thread-like structures of
    cells
    proteins
    DNA
    genes
    30s
  • Q5
    Which process results in the formation of sex cells?
    transfer
    separation
    crossing over
    meiosis
    30s
  • Q6
    Geneticists use ___________ to map the inheritence of particular traits
    genes
    alleles
    chromosomes
    pedigree
    30s
  • Q7
    Each body cell in the American black bear has 74 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the black bear's sex cells?
    37
    32
    12
    22
    30s
  • Q8
    A gene is a section of DNA within a chromosome that codes for a
    ribosome
    specific person
    double helix
    amino acid
    30s
  • Q9
    Proteins are long-chain molecules made of
    nitrogen bases
    amino acids
    organisms
    chromosomes
    30s
  • Q10
    Genetic diseases are caused by
    modified cells
    X Chromosomes
    plasmids
    mutations
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following is the best example of a possible future technology that could be used to eliminate a disease in humans?
    the ability to replace all S alleles in human red blood cells
    a genetically engineered virus which can eliminate the disease cell in human blood
    genetic screening which matches the disease cell carriers to people with AA genotypes
    the ability to replace all S alleles in fertilized eggs
    30s
  • Q12
    Scientists created a new variety of rice. They modified a common strain of rice by inserting the carotene gene from carrots. The addition of this gene resulted in a rice enriched with vitamin-A, a crucial vitamin for humans. What technology does the example represent?
    meiosis
    cloning
    genetic engineering
    artificial selection
    30s

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