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Question 1

which of the following was NOT a conclusion from Mendel’s experiments with pea plants?

A: Discrete particle model of inheritance was valid
B: Genes on the same chromosome do not sort independently
C: When two different alleles were present in an organism, the traits conferred by one of the alleles were not observed
D: Each plant received a copy of each gene from each parent

Answer 1

B: Genes on the same chromosome do not sort independently

Question 2

To which deoxyribose carbon is the phosphate group attached in a nucleotide?

A: 1’
B: 2’
C: 3’
D: 4’
E: 5’

Answer 2

E: 5’

Question 3

Base pairing in DNA always follows which pattern?

A: adenines bond to cytosines
B: guanines bond to thymines
C: purines bond to pyrimidines
D: purines bond to purines and pyrimidines bond to pyrimidines

Answer 3

C: purines bond to pyrimidines

Question 4

Which of the following forms of DNA could serve as a template for DNA polymerase in the absence of any other nucleic acid polymers or enzymes?

A: partially double stranded DNA
B: circular single stranded DNA
C: circular double stranded DNA
D: intact double stranded DNA

Answer 4

A: partially double stranded DNA