Exam 2 Flashcards
ability of DNA to change
A. replication
B. transcription
C. synapsis
D. mutation
E. condensation
mutation
ability of DNA to conjoin maternal and paternal chromosomes
A. replication
B. transcription
C. synapsis
D. mutation
E. condensation
synapsis
ability of DNA to supercoil
A. replication
B. transcription
C. synapsis
D. mutation
E. condensation
condensation
ability of DNA to copy itself
A. replication
B. transcription
C. synapsis
D. mutation
E. condensation
replication
ability of DNA to make RNA
A. replication
B. transcription
C. synapsis
D. mutation
E. condensation
transcription
The “start” codon in the genetic code is
A. GO
B. AUG
C. UUU
D. AGU
E. none of the above
b. AUG
Three base unit of mRNA which codes for an amino acid is a:
A. cistron
B. codon
C. anticodon
D. triplet
E. trypsin
b. codon
Three base unit of tRNA which codes for an amino acid is a:
A. cistron
B. codon
C. anticodon
D. triplet
E. trypsin
c. anticodon
Membranous system which builds conjugate polymers of lipids and proteins are:
A. golgi
B. ser
C. rer
D. lysosomes
E. all of the above
a. golgi
DNARNA____metabolismlife. A. genes, B. cells, C. enzymes, D. all of the above, E. none of the above
C. enzymes
The bases in DNA are:
A. ATCG
B. TACU
C. GABC
D. TAYZ
E. ABCD
A. ATCG
The major hypothesis governing enzyme genetics is:
A. nucleic acid content
B. one geneone enzyme
C. lock and key
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
C. lock and key
site of ATP synthesis
a. mitochondria
b. rer
c. ser
d. chloroplasts
e. golgi
mitochondria
site of protein synthesis
a. mitochondria
b. rer
c. ser
d. chloroplasts
e. golgi
rer
site of photosynthesis
a. mitochondria
b. rer
c. ser
d. chloroplasts
e. golgi
chloroplasts
site of macromolecular synthesis and packaging
a. mitochondria
b. rer
c. ser
d. chloroplasts
e. golgi
golgi
site of carbohydrate and lipid synthesis
a. mitochondria
b. rer
c. ser
d. chloroplasts
e. golgi
ser
The molecules DNA and RNA have ____ backbones. A. nitrogenous bases
B. ATP
C. sugar-phosphate
D. protein
E. phosphate.
C. sugar-phosphate
Can a type O blood type father have a type AB blood type child?
A. yes, B. no.
A. yes
The development of Round-up Ready (RR) rice and soybeans may lead to the end of flooding rice fields for weed control.
A. true, B. false
A. true
With incomplete dominance, a red bull and a white cow have calves that are F1 hybrids colored as:
A. red
B. white
C. roan
D. a mix of all of the above
E. none of the above
C. roan
Which is not a major characteristic of a gene?
A. piece of DNA
B. has triplets
C. has codons
D. occurs in all cells
E. major ingredient in the nucleus
C. has codons
Team science, mutation, mapping, crossing over, and neodarwinism are all products of the lab of:
A. Mendel
B. Watson
C. Morgan
D. Dobzhansky
E. none of the above
C. Morgan
In a paternity suit, the father (blood type O) is accused of fathering a child (type A) with the mother (type A). Is he the father by virtue of the blood type evidence?
A. yes, B. no
A. yes
percent/degree to which a dominant allele expresses itself
a. penetrance
b. meiosis
c. haploid
d. lethality
e. polypoid
penetrance
involves reduction division
a. penetrance
b. meiosis
c. haploid
d. lethality
e. polypoid
meiosis