Chapter 1

Question 1

what are the physical units of heredity

Answer 1

Genes

Question 2

_______ are a single long molecule of double-stranded DNA bound by chromatin

Answer 2

chromosomes

Question 3

_______ pairs of chromosomes are in the same trait and order

Answer 3

homologous

Question 4

_______ is the region where proteins localize bacterial chromosomes

Answer 4

nucleoid

Question 5

_______ is a genome that contain more than 2 sets of each chromosome

Answer 5

polyploidy

Question 6

_______, _______, _______ contain genetic material in cells

Answer 6

nucleus
mitochondria
chloroplast

Question 7

_______ transmitting of nuclear chromosomes in cell division to produce daughter cells (results in diploid cells)

Answer 7

mitosis

Question 8

_______ is the cell division of gametes (results in haploid)

Answer 8

meiosis

Question 9

_______ are sex cells

Answer 9

gametes

Question 10

_______ are observable traits

Answer 10

phenotype

Question 11

_______ is the total genetic construction

Answer 11

genotype

Question 12

_______ are alternative forms of genes

Answer 12

alleles

Question 13

_______ is the complete set of DNA

Answer 13

genome

Question 14

Explain the research blots and what they do

Answer 14

northern: confirm gene transcription
western: identify translated protein
southern: identify homologous genes
eastern: don’t exist

Question 15

_______ refers to all the information contained in DNA

Answer 15

genome

Question 16

_______ refers to all the protein produced by translation of mRNA

Answer 16

proteome

Question 17

_______ refers to all the RNA produced by transcription of DNA

Answer 17

transcriptome

Question 18

What are the 3 domains of life?

Answer 18

bacteria, archaea, eukarya