Quiz 1 online quiz questions Flashcards
There are _________ domains of life.
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A model organism for genetics would:
produce a large number of progeny.
The recent ability to determine whole human genomes quickly and for a low cost will enable the possibility of:
personalized medicine.
The three major branches of Genetics covered in this course are:
Transmission Genetics, Molecular Genetics and Population Genetics.
Organisms that can undergo both asexual and sexual reproduction are:
eukaryotes.
Bacteria reproduce through the process of:
binary fission.
Some eukaryotes reproduce asexually by:
parthenogenesis
The ____________ is a complex of proteins that bind to the centromeres of chromosomes.
kinetochore
The non-sex chromosomes are the _____________.
autosomes
The division of cytoplasm in the cell cycle is called:
cytokinesis
The genome for the plant Arabidopsis thaliana with 10 chromosomes has:
5 homologous pairs of chromosomes.
The cell cycle is regulated by proteins called _________ and kinases regulated by these proteins.
cyclins
Progression of the cell cyle is monitored by:
checkpoints
In mitosis, the sister chromatids separate from each other during:
anaphase
Synapsis to allow genetic exchange occurs during the _________ phase of meiosis.
prophase I
The enzyme ___________ is responsible for digesting the protein holding sister chromatids together, allowing their separation in the final stages of mitosis.
separase
The stage the between meiosis I and meiosis II in which the cell undergoes biochemical activities between meiosis division cycles is termed:
interkinesis.
Interaction of homologous chromosomes for recombination is mediated by proteins that form the:
synaptonemal complex.
Distribution of chromosomes to daughter cells in meiosis occurs through _______ to form unique combinations of haploid genomes.
random assortment
