Quiz 1

A  Simple inheritance

B  Incomplete penetrance

C  Codominance

D  Lethal alleles

A  alternative form/expression of a gene

B  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

C  Physical expression of a trait

D  Two alleles for a given trait

A  Two alleles for a given trait

B  alternative form/expression of a gene

C  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

D  Physical expression of a trait

A  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

B  Two alleles for a given trait

C  alternative form/expression of a gene

D  Physical expression of a trait

A  Two alleles for a given trait

B  Physical expression of a trait

C  alternative form/expression of a gene

D  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

A  polygenic trait

B  Mendelian trait

C  inheritance

D  mutation

A  starting the process of translation

B  regulation mitosis

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

D  replicating DNA

A  Thymine

B  Uracil

C  Adenine

D  Cytosine

A  disdifferentiation

B  stem cells

C  differentiation

D  nondisjunction

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

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

C  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

D  DNA is replicating

A  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

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

C  DNA is replicating

D  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

A  DNA is replicating

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

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

D  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

A  DNA is replicating

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

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  disdifferentiation

B  nondisjunction

C  differentiation

D  stem cells

A  homologues

B  analogues

C  alleles

D  genes

A  Ribosomes

B  Nucleus

C  Mitochondria

D  DNA in the cytoplasm

A  23

B  24

C  48

D  46

A  Mutation

B  Adaptation

C  symbiosis

D  Sexual recombination

A  Genetic drift

B  Mutation

C  Sexual recombination

D  Gene flow

E  All of the above

A  Fundamentalist religious beliefs

B  Politics

C  Internet sites like Facebook

D  Lack of education in genetics

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  founder effect

B  natural selection

C  both bottleneck effect, and founder effect

D  gene flow

E  bottleneck effect

A  The origin of mammals

B  gene flow

C  Genetics

D  Osteology

A  Variation

B  Differential reproductive success

C  Heredity

D  All of the above

A  A scientific theory does not include personal bias

B  A scientific theory can never be proven as truth

C  Scientific theories can be proven

D  A scientific theory is based on observable and replicable evidence

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

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

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

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

A  Human primates and non-human primates

B  Genetics

C  Osteology

D  The origin of mammals