EXAM 3 Flashcards

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whether an allele is dominant or recessive depends on

A which chromosome it is on
B whether it is inherited from the mother or father
C whether or not it is linked to other genes
D ho common an alle is relative to other alleles
E whether it or another allele determines the phenotype in the heterozygote

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E whether it or another allele determines the phenotype in the heterozygote

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2
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the phenotype of an individual

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depends at least in part on the genotype

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3
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father has type O mother has type AB what blood types could their children have

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Children could have blood types A or B

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4
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a test cross is used to

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determine whether an organism expressing the dominant phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous

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in humans brown spotting of teeth is caused by a dominant X-linked gene id a man with brown teeth married a woman with normal teeth ……

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all of their dughters would have brown teeth

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ABO blood groups are an example of

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COdominance

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7
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coat color in Labrador retievers is an example of

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epistasis

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8
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all the offspring of a white fox and black fox are all greay the simplest expleanation for this pattern of inheritance is

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incomplete dominance

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9
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a woman with hempopilia marries a normal man which of the following would best describe their children
A. their daughters will be hemophilic their sons will be normal
B their daughters will be normal their sons will be hempphelic
C all their daughters and sons will be carriers
D all daughters will be normal and 1/2 sons will be hemophilic
E all children will be hemophilic

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B their daughters will be normal theirs sons will be hemophilic

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10
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which of the following human traits is caused by non-disjunction

A xxy( klinefelters syndrome) 
B downs sydrom 
C sickle cell disease 
D hemophilia 
E both A and B
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E both xxy( klinefelters syndrome) and downs syndrome

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11
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which of the following human traits is caused by an autosomal dominant alle

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huntingtons disease

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12
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CcDd is crossed with CcDd what fraction of the offdpring are expected to have the first gene and the ressve pheno type for the second gene

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3/16

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13
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cystic fibrosis is an autosomal rescessive disease in one family bth parents are heterozygous and they have two children what is the probabloity that both children are normal

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9/16

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14
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why are some phenotypes complex

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the phenotype is affected by the environment and is determined by multiple genes

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15
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grffiths studies of streptococcus pnemoniae

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demonstrated the phenomenon of bacterial transformation

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16
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one strand of DNA has the sequence of 5’-GAACG-3’ the complementary strand for this

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5’-CTTAGC-3’

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17
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what kind of damage does uv light cause to DNA

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produces thimine dimers

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18
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okazaki fragments are

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joined together with helicase

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19
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telomerase contains an rna sequence that acts as a template

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true

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20
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whose experiments showed that DNA replication is semiconsorvative

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meleson /stahl

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21
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which of the following best describes the flow of information( central dogma) within the cell

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DNA–>RNA–>protein

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22
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which kind of RNA contains the information which specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein

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mRNA

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23
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which of the following enzymes can synthesize a strand of rna

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DNA polymerase and rna polymerase

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24
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what is the function of the enzymes known as aminozcyl tRNA synthetase

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they put amino acids on the tRNA

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what contribution did rosalind franklin make to the discovery of the structure of DNA
she performed the X-ray crystaliography
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where does transcription begin
at the promoter
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ribosomes are composed of
a few proteins and four rRNA molecules
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what is the name of the enzymes that unwinds the double helix of DNA
helicase
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what cause sickle cell disease
a missense mutation
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what is the result when hologous chromosomes break at differnt positions and swap segments
deletion and duplication
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the PCR reaction
amplifies specific DNA sequences
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in PCR double stranded fragments of DNA are seperated into single strands by
heating
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what happens when a dedoxyiribouleotide is added during a DNA sequence reaction
synthesis on that DNA strand stops
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which of the following is a technique used to separate DNA molecules of differnt sizes
electrophoresis
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which of the following techniques would be most useful for quickley determing the identity of a drop of blood
PCR
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viruses are obligate intracellular parasites
true
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individuals with xeroderms pigmentosym are very sensitive to uv light why>
theyre excision repair mechanism does not work properly
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bacteriophage are bacteria that eat other bacteria
false
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what is the genetic material of viruses
DNA single or double or rna single or doubel
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why do people need to get caccinated against influenza every year
the influenza virus changes from year to year
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hiv is a
retrovirus
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some bacteria can transfer DNA from cell to another through a tube called sexy pilus what is this process called
conjugation
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some bacteria can pick up DNA from their environment usuallly from cells that have died what is this process called
transformation
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proteins are synthesized starting from the C terminus and finishing at the N terminus
false
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peptidyl transferase activly is found in a molecule of tRNA
true
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bacteria are usally haploid
true
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a virus enters a bacteria cell and inserts a copyu of its genetic material into the host
the lysogenic cycle
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the simplest virsuses are composed of which of the folowing
capsid proteins and nucleic acid
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what enzymes produce the genetic material inside HIV
reverse transcriptase
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bacteriophage lambda infects a cell and makes lots of cl protein and little cro proteins what happens
a lysogenic cycle
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what is a wobble
altered rules for base pairing between codon and anticodon
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what is a signal sequance
it indicates where a protein should go
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what happens to proteins after translation
some proteins are modified by the addition of sugars and some proteins are modified by the addition of phosphate groups
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which of the following statments about HIV is False a. HIV has a high mutation rate b. Infection by HIV results in the destruction of helper T cells c. Reverse transcriptase, protease, and integrase are required for HIV replication d. HIV is surrounded by an envelope containing glycoproteins e. Reverse transcriptase uses RNA as a template to synthesize DNA in the nucleus
reverse transcriptase usses RNA as a template to syntesize DNA in the nucleus
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influenza virus does not contain a viral envelope
true
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mendels experemnts support the blending theory of inheritance
false
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an individual pea plant is both male and female
true
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what did mendel discover from his monohybrid crosses
segregation of alleles
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what did mendel discover when he performed dihybrid crosses
independent assortment
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when a single allele has more than one distinguishable phenotypic effect the alle is
pleitropic
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we learned about an experimentwhere a cell in sphase was fused to a cell in G1 phase of the cell cycle what happened
the g1 phase nucleus began DNA replication
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when does DNA replication occur in eukaryotic cells
during interphase
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before s phase each chromose contains onkly one double stranded dna molecule
true
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when do chromosomes line up on the equater in mitosis
metaphase
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when do chromosomes become visable during mitosis
prophase
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when does dna synthesis take place in eukaryotes
s phase
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which of the following is a type of protein that wraps around to form beads on a string
histone
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before a cell can leave G1 and go to s of the cell cycle
RB protein must be phosphorlated by a Cdk
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in meiosis
homologous chromosomes separate from one another in anaphase I
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when does crossing over occur
prophase I
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what kind of cells divide by mitosis
eukaryotic cells
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when does cytokenisis usually begin
during telophase
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which of the following is not a function of mitosis production of gametes growth asexual reproduction cell replacement repair of damaged organs
production of gametes
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how many chromosmes would be found in a normal human somatic cell during interphase
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the special cells that produce gamets in animals are called
germ cells
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during meiosis sister chromatids f each cromosome moce apart during
anaphase II
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the spindle is made of _________ and attatches to the _____________
microtubles, kinetochores
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sometimes chromosomes fail to separate properly during meiosis what is this process
nondisjunction
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what kind of sexual life cycle do most anuimals have
diplontic
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what kind of sexual life cycle do most plants have
alternation of generations
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What does HIV stand for
human immunodeficiency virus
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what does PCR stand for
polymerase chain reaction
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the ends of chromosomes are called
telomeres
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Dominant
always shows T
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recessive
needs two copies to show t
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homozygous
has two of the same either TT or tt
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heterozygous
has one of each Tt
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genotype
genetic makeup
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phenotype
physical characteristics
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What is rob protein
A tumor suppressor
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WHen does DNA replication occur in eukaryotes
During interphase
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What is p 21
A protein that weighs 21000 daltons
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What is cytokinesis
When a cell divides in two
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A patient odiscovers an unusual growth and goes to the doctors which diagnosis means that the growth is spreading
Metastasis
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A virus infects the cell and inactivated retinoblastoma protein what will happen next
Cell leaves g1 and goes to s phase
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How do prokaryotic cells divide
Binary fission
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Cell in s phase fused to G 1 phase what happens
G1 phase nucleus begin DNA replication