Module 4 Quiz

Question 1

Which is TRUE about genes during development?

Answer 1

Only a SMALL percentage of the genome is expressed in each cell

Question 2

Which of the following describes GENE AMPLIFICATION?

Answer 2

SELECTIVE increase in the number of copies of a gene

Question 3

POLYTENE chromosomes can be found in ____

Answer 3

Fruit fly salivary gland cells

Question 4

LAMPBRUSH chromosomes occur in ____

Answer 4

North American newt oocytes

Question 5

Which is NOT true about reticulocytes

Answer 5

contains RESIDUAL DNA

Question 6

Which is NOT true about reticulocytes

Answer 6

contains RESIDUAL DNA

Question 7

Which of the following molecules does NOT involve energy-dependent transport in the NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC interactions?

Answer 7

Small molecules

Question 8

Cells that can develop into any kind of cell

Answer 8

Pluripotent and Totipotent

Question 9

Refers to stem cells (SCs) that give rise to connective tissues in mammals.

Answer 9

mesenchymal SCs

Question 10

Refers to stem cells (SCs) that give rise to blood cells in mammals

Answer 10

hematopoietic SCs

Question 11

The process by which DIFFERENTIATED cells are organized into a hierarchy of TISSUES, ORGANS, and ORGAN SYSTEMS

Answer 11

morphogenesis

Question 12

The process by which ONE GROUP of cells send out SIGNALS that can guide how the DIFFERENTIATION process is carried out

Answer 12

Induction

Question 13

Which of the following GENS is involved in the development of PARATHYROID GLAND in mice?

Answer 13

HOX15

Question 14

This gene provides instructions for making a protein involved in MALE-TYPICAL SEX DEVELOPMENT

Answer 14

SRY

Question 15

A cross between a heterozygous (Aa) pigmented female flour moth and a homozygous (aa) non-pigmented male flour moth results into:

Answer 15

1Aa Pigmented : 1 aa non-pigmented

Question 16

A cross between a homozygous (aa) non-pigmented female flour moth and a heterozygous (Aa) pigmented male flour moth results into:

Answer 16

1 aa (non-pigmented) : 1 Aa (pigmented)

Question 17

A cross between a dextral (DD) female freshwater snail and a sinistral (dd) male produces

Answer 17

all dextral offspring

Question 18

A cross between a female parent of a 4 o’ clock plant with variegated leaves and a male parent with green leaves produces

Answer 18

green, white, or variegated offspring

Question 19

What is TRUE about Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS)?

Answer 19

Accumulation of pigments in retina

Question 20

Which is TRUE about mitochondrial DNA inheritance?

Answer 20

Offspring show the characteristics of their female parent

Question 21

Gradiation of coat color in horses is an example of a

Answer 21

Continuous trait

Question 22

Hairline in humans is an example of a

Answer 22

Meristic trait

Question 23

A variation that represents the interaction between alleles

Answer 23

Dominance variation

Question 24

A variation that represents the interaction between genes at two or more loci

Answer 24

Additive variation

Question 25

Which of the following statements describe additive variation?

Answer 25

Expression of a trait is affected by alleles at another loci