Genetics

1. The following kind of reproduction does not involve meiosis:

A) asexual reproduction and clone formation . B) alternation of generations. C) sexual life cycle in animals. D) sexual life cycle in some fungi. E) Sexual life cycle in flowering plants. Read More.. | top

2. Bacterial cells divide by:

A) meiosis. B) replication. C) cytokinesis. D) binary fission. E) budding Read More.. | top

3. are linear in structure.

A) contain complex proteins. B) are in a membrane-enclosed nucleus. C) are circular in structure. D) E) Sister chromatids are: Read More.. | top

4. ___________ is an ordered sequence of events that takes place in a cell that lead to its division and duplication.

A) Life cycle B) Development C) Gestation D) Menstrual cycle E) Cell cycle Read More.. | top

5. What feature of plant cell division distinguishes it from animal cell division?

A) formation of a cell plate. B) formation of a cleavage furrow. C) lack of cytokinesis. D) production of four rather than two new cells per mitotic division. E) disappearance and subsequent reappearance of the nucleolus. Read More.. | top

6. Cytokinesis in animal cells is accomplished by:

A) cleavage furrow made by contractile ring of intermediate filaments. B) cleavage furrow made by contractile ring of microfilaments. C) cleavage ring made by microtubules. D) binary fission. E) cell plate formation. Read More.. | top

7. Which ofthe following are characteristics of homologous chromosomes:

A) they are chromosome pairs. B) they have the same length. C) they have the same centromere position. D) they have genes for the same characteristics. E) all of the above. Read More.. | top

8. Meiosis:

A) occurs in the sex organs. B) produces haploid cells. C) produces sperm. D) produces eggs. E) all of the above. Read More.. | top

9. After chromosome replication and during synapsis:

A) homologous chromosomes pair along their lengths. B) sister chromatids pair at the centromeres. C) homologous chromosomes pair at their ends. D) sister chromatids pair along their lengths. E) sister chromatids separate. Read More.. | top

10. ____________was an early explanation for inheritance, it was proposed by Hippocrates.

A) Pangenesis B) Blending C) Breeding D) Segregation E) None of the above Read More.. | top

11. One of the possible forms of a gene is called:

A) a zygote. B) a chromosome. C) a chromatid D) an allele. E) a factor. Read More.. | top

12. A genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele is ___________.

A) sickle-cell anemia B) PKU C) Huntingtons disease D) Tay-Sachs disease E) hemophilia (royal) Read More.. | top

13. Which of the following is the symbol in a pedigree for a normal male:

A) an open (not filled) square. B) a solid (filled) square. C) an open circle. D) a solid circle. E) a triangle. Read More.. | top

14. epistatic genes.

A) environmental factors. B) sex-linked genes. C) polygenes. D) polyalleles. E) Read More.. | top

15. The sex chromosome in a normal human male sperm is:

A) X. B) XY. C) YY. D) Y. E) a and d. Read More.. | top

16. Nucleic acids are polymers of the following monomers:

A) nucleosides. B) nucleotides. C) pentose sugar. D) hexose-phosphate sugar. E) nitrogenous bases. Read More.. | top

17. The molecule that is responsible for carrying the information from DNA to ribosomes is:

A) DNA. B) tRNA. C) rRNA. D) mRNA. E) amino acids. Read More.. | top

18. A sequence of three bases in mRNA that codes for an amino acid is a:

A) nucleotide. B) nucleoside. C) codon. D) anticodon. E) exon. Read More.. | top

19. A sequence of three bases in mRNA that codes for an amino acid is a:

A) nucleotide. B) nucleoside. C) codon. D) anticodon. E) exon. Read More.. | top

20. Mutations can be spontaneous: due to errors in _____________ or recombination.

A) mRNA translation B) transcription C) mRNA synthesis D) DNA replication E) None of the above Read More.. | top

21. What do the repressors in the prokaryotic operon do?

A) they activate transcriptions. B) they increase protein synthesis. C) they increase gene expression. D) they stop the initiation of transcription. E) they stop translation. Read More.. | top

22. Cellular differentiation involves all of the following except:

A) the expression of different combinations of genes. B) the functional specialization of cells within a multicellular organism. C) the structural specialization of cells within a multicellular organism. D) turning off specific sets of genes all the time. E) production of proteins by one cell differ from those produced by another cell. Read More.. | top

23. Which of the following are regulatory proteins that binds to DNA control sequences in eukaryotes and affects transcription?

A) transcription factors. B) activator proteins. C) silencers. D) all of the above. E) a and b only. Read More.. | top

24. Most differentiated cells:

A) keep fraction of their original set of genes. B) keep half of their original set of genes. C) can regenerate lost genes. D) keepa complete set of their genes, but lose completely the ability to express most of those genes. E) keepa complete set of their genes, and have the ability to express those genes under certain circumstances.

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25. In recombinant DNA technology a plasmid vector is cleaved by:

A) DNA ligase. B) a heated alkaline solution. C) the samerestriction enzyme that cleave the donor DNA. D) different enzyme other than that cleave the donor DNA. E) exonuclease enzyme.

The question number 1 was: The following kind of reproduction does not involve meiosis: the answer of of question 1 is right The question number 2 was: Bacterial cells divide by: the answer of of question 2 is wrong Your answer was A) meiosis. the right answer is binary fission.

The question number 3 was: are linear in structure. the answer of of question 3 is wrong Your answer was A) contain complex proteins. the right answer is are circular in structure.

The question number 4 was: ___________ is an ordered sequence of events that takes place in a cell that lead to its division

and duplication. the answer of of question 4 is wrong Your answer was A) Life cycle the right answer is Cell cycle

The question number 5 was: What feature of plant cell division distinguishes it from animal cell division? the answer of of question 5 is right The question number 6 was: Cytokinesis in animal cells is accomplished by: the answer of of question 6 is wrong Your answer was A) cleavage furrow made by contractile ring of intermediate filaments. the right answer is cleavage furrow made by contractile ring of microfilaments.

The question number 7 was: Which ofthe following are characteristics of homologous chromosomes: the answer of of question 7 is wrong Your answer was A) they are chromosome pairs. the right answer is all of the above.

The question number 8 was: Meiosis: the answer of of question 8 is wrong Your answer was A) occurs in the sex organs. the right answer is all of the above.

The question number 9 was: After chromosome replication and during synapsis:

the answer of of question 9 is right The question number 10 was: ____________was an early explanation for inheritance, it was proposed by Hippocrates. the answer of of question 10 is right The question number 11 was: One of the possible forms of a gene is called: the answer of of question 11 is wrong Your answer was A) a zygote. the right answer is an allele.

The question number 12 was: A genetic disorder caused by a dominant allele is ___________. the answer of of question 12 is wrong Your answer was A) sickle-cell anemia the right answer is Huntingtons disease

The question number 13 was: Which of the following is the symbol in a pedigree for a normal male: the answer of of question 13 is right The question number 14 was: epistatic genes. the answer of of question 14 is wrong Your answer was A) environmental factors. the right answer is polygenes.

The question number 15 was:

The sex chromosome in a normal human male sperm is: the answer of of question 15 is wrong Your answer was A) X. the right answer is a and d.

The question number 16 was: Nucleic acids are polymers of the following monomers: the answer of of question 16 is wrong Your answer was A) nucleosides. the right answer is nucleotides.

The question number 17 was: The molecule that is responsible for carrying the information from DNA to ribosomes is: the answer of of question 17 is wrong Your answer was A) DNA. the right answer is mRNA.

The question number 18 was: A sequence of three bases in mRNA that codes for an amino acid is a: the answer of of question 18 is wrong Your answer was A) nucleotide. the right answer is codon.

The question number 19 was: Mutations can be spontaneous: due to errors in _____________ or recombination. the answer of of question 19 is wrong Your answer was A) mRNA translation the right answer is DNA replication

The question number 20 was: What do the repressors in the prokaryotic operon do? the answer of of question 20 is wrong Your answer was A) they activate transcriptions. the right answer is they stop the initiation of transcription.

The question number 21 was: Cellular differentiation involves all of the following except: the answer of of question 21 is wrong Your answer was A) the expression of different combinations of genes. the right answer is turning off specific sets of genes all the time.

The question number 22 was: Which of the following are regulatory proteins that binds to DNA control sequences in eukaryotes and affects transcription? the answer of of question 22 is wrong Your answer was A) transcription factors. the right answer is all of the above.

The question number 23 was: Most differentiated cells: the answer of of question 23 is wrong Your answer was A) keep fraction of their original set of genes. the right answer is keepa complete set of their genes, and have the ability to express those genes under certain circumstances.

The question number 24 was: In recombinant DNA technology a plasmid vector is cleaved by:

the answer of of question 24 is wrong Your answer was A) DNA ligase. the right answer is the samerestriction enzyme that cleave the donor DNA.

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