Quiz 1

A  Incomplete penetrance

B  Simple inheritance

C  Lethal alleles

D  Codominance

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  Physical expression of a trait

D  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

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  alternative form/expression of a gene

B  segment of chromosome that codes for a protein

C  Two alleles for a given trait

D  Physical expression of a trait

A  mutation

B  inheritance

C  Mendelian trait

D  polygenic trait

A  replicating DNA

B  starting the process of translation

C  regulation mitosis

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

A  Uracil

B  Cytosine

C  Thymine

D  Adenine

A  nondisjunction

B  differentiation

C  stem cells

D  disdifferentiation

A  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

B  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

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

D  DNA is replicating

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  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

B  Chromosomes line up at the beginning of the cell

C  DNA is replicating

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

A  Cytokinesis occurs and nuclear membranes reform

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

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

D  DNA is replicating

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  disdifferentiation

B  nondisjunction

C  differentiation

D  stem cells

A  homologues

B  alleles

C  analogues

D  genes

A  Nucleus

B  DNA in the cytoplasm

C  Mitochondria

D  Ribosomes

A  46

B  48

C  24

D  23

A  Adaptation

B  Sexual recombination

C  Mutation

D  symbiosis

A  Genetic drift

B  Gene flow

C  Sexual recombination

D  Mutation

E  All of the above

A  Politics

B  Lack of education in genetics

C  Internet sites like Facebook

D  Fundamentalist religious beliefs

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  bottleneck effect

B  both bottleneck effect, and founder effect

C  natural selection

D  gene flow

E  founder effect

A  Osteology

B  Genetics

C  gene flow

D  The origin of mammals

A  Differential reproductive success

B  Variation

C  Heredity

D  All of the above

A  A scientific theory is based on observable and replicable evidence

B  Scientific theories can be proven

C  A scientific theory can never be proven as truth

D  A scientific theory does not include personal bias

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

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

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

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

A  Genetics

B  The origin of mammals

C  Human primates and non-human primates

D  Osteology