Quiz 1

A  Simple inheritance

B  Incomplete penetrance

C  Codominance

D  Lethal alleles

A  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

B  Two alleles for a given trait

C  Physical expression of a trait

D  alternative form/expression of a gene

A  Physical expression of a trait

B  alternative form/expression of a gene

C  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

D  Two alleles for a given trait

A  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

B  Physical expression of a trait

C  alternative form/expression of a gene

D  Two alleles for a given trait

A  Physical expression of a trait

B  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

C  Two alleles for a given trait

D  alternative form/expression of a gene

A  Mendelian trait

B  polygenic trait

C  mutation

D  inheritance

A  regulating protein coding genes by turning them on and off.

B  replicating DNA

C  regulation mitosis

D  starting the process of translation

A  Thymine

B  Adenine

C  Cytosine

D  Uracil

A  stem cells

B  differentiation

C  nondisjunction

D  disdifferentiation

A  Spindle fibers continue to pull the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell

B  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

C  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

D  DNA is replicating

A  Spindle fibers continue to pull the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell

B  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

C  DNA is replicating

D  Nuclear membrane is beginning to dissolve while the centrioles are beginning to make their way to opposite poles

A  DNA is replicating

B  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

C  Spindle fibers continue to pull the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell

D  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

A  DNA is replicating

B  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

C  Spindle fibers continue to pull the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell

D  Nuclear membrane is beginning to dissolve while the centrioles are beginning to make their way to opposite poles

A  DNA is replicating

B  Spindle fibers continue to pull the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell

C  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

D  Spindle fibers continue to pull the chromosomes to opposite sides of the cell

A  nondisjunction

B  differentiation

C  disdifferentiation

D  stem cells

A  alleles

B  genes

C  homologues

D  analogues

A  Mitochondria

B  Ribosomes

C  DNA in the cytoplasm

D  Nucleus

A  23

B  24

C  46

D  48

A  Mutation

B  Sexual recombination

C  Adaptation

D  symbiosis

A  Gene flow

B  Sexual recombination

C  Genetic drift

D  Mutation

E  All of the above

A  Politics

B  Fundamentalist religious beliefs

C  Lack of education in genetics

D  Internet sites like Facebook

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  both bottleneck effect, and founder effect

B  bottleneck effect

C  gene flow

D  founder effect

E  natural selection

A  Osteology

B  gene flow

C  Genetics

D  The origin of mammals

A  Differential reproductive success

B  Heredity

C  Variation

D  All of the above

A  A scientific theory does not include personal bias

B  Scientific theories can be proven

C  A scientific theory is based on observable and replicable evidence

D  A scientific theory can never be proven as truth

A  Because of the development of pastoralism, our bodies have evolved to tolerate dairy products

B  The climate becomes cold, so bacterial infections become more common

C  Because we increased the amount of refined grains in our diet through agriculture, we have seen a rise in diabetes

D  Because of the innovation of fire, our teeth have evolved to become smaller

A  Human primates and non-human primates

B  The origin of mammals

C  Genetics

D  Osteology