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Which of the following is a major function of macrophages?
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attacking cancerous cells
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secreting antibodies
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attacking cells infected by a virus
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engulfing bacteria by phagocytosis
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secreting cytokines to simulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes
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Which of the following is a major function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes?
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engulfing bacteria by phagocytosis
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secreting antibodies
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secreting cytokines to simulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes
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attacking cancerous cells
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attacking cells infected by a virus
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Which of the following is a major function of B lymphocytes?
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attacking cancerous cells
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secreting cytokines to simulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes
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secreting antibodies
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attacking cells infected by a virus
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engulfing bacteria by phagocytosis
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Antibiotics (such as penicillin) are produced naturally by
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An antibiotic (such as penicillin) works by
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destroying all antigens present in the body
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killing viruses only
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killing both bacteria and viruses
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killing bacteria only
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neutralizing bacterial toxins
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The main function of an antibody is to
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initiate the destruction of bacteria
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stimulate the proliferation of lymphocytes
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destroy cells infected by a virus
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destroy cancerous cells
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engulf bacteria by phagocytosis
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Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?
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bacteria are not affected by antibiotics
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bacteria cause disease by reproducing inside of the body's cells
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all bacteria that enter the human body are harmful
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bacteria are harmful to the environment
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bacteria cause disease by secreting toxins
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Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?
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bacteria are not affected by antibiotics
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there are many beneficial bacteria that live within the human body
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bacteria are harmful to the environment
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bacteria cause disease by reproducing inside of the body's cells
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all bacteria that enter the human body are harmful
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Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?
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Bacteria are not affected by antibiotics.
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Bacteria cause disease by reproducing inside of the body's
cells.
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All bacteria that enter the body are harmful.
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Bacteria play an essential role in nature's chemical
recycling.
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Most bacteria are harmful to the environment.
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Which of the following is a true statement about plasmids?
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They are found in bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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They contain more genes than the bacterial
chromosome.
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They enable some bacteria to become pathogens.
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They prevent bacteria from mating with one another.
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They are short, straight segments of DNA.
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Which of the following is a true statement about plasmids?
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They prevent bacteria from mating with one another.
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They contain more genes than the bacterial
chromosome.
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They are found in bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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They enable some bacteria to resist antibiotics.
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They are short, straight segments of DNA.
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Which of the following is a true statement about plasmids?
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They enable some bacteria to utilize rare
nutrients.
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They prevent bacteria from mating with one
another.
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They are found in bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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They are short, straight segments of DNA.
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They contain more genes than the bacterial
chromosome.
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Mad cow disease is caused by
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a virus that infects helper T lymphocytes.
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a virus that infects neurons.
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a prion that infects brain tissue.
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a bacteria that weakens the immune
system.
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a bacteria that infects brain tissue.
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AIDS is a disease that is caused by
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a prion that destroys lymphocytes.
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a virus that infects helper T
lymphocytes.
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a viroid.
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a virus that infects B lymphocytes.
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a bacteria that kills macrophages.
Frage 15
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piece of RNA that infects plant
cells.
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virus that infects helper T
lymphocytes.
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virus that infects bacteria.
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type of bacteria that lives in the
intestine.
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protein that infects brain tissue.
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Which of the following are found in a virus?
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Viruses are not true cells because
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They lack nucleic acids.
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They cannot reproduce unless inside of a host
cell.
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They are slightly smaller than prokaryotic cells.
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They consist of one small piece of protein.
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They cause human disease.
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Which of the following happens when a RNAcontaining
virus infects a cell?
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The host cell transcribes the viral DNA and produces new viral components.
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The virus may cause Mad Cow disease.
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The host cell uses the viral enzyme "reverse transcriptase" to make a copy of viral
DNA.
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The virus becomes a symbiont of the cell.
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The virus provides ATP for the cell.
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Which of the following happens when a DNAcontaining
virus infects a cell?
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The virus may cause Mad Cow disease.
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The host cell uses the viral enzyme "reverse transcriptase" to make a copy of viral
DNA.
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The virus provides ATP for the cell.
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The virus becomes a symbiont of the cell.
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The host cell transcribes the viral DNA and produces new viral components.
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Which of the following best describes the enzyme "reverse transcriptase"?
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It is an enzyme that RNA-viruses use to make the host cell copy DNA from viral
RNA.
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It is a human enzyme used in metabolism.
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It is a bacterial enzyme used in transcription of bacterial DNA.
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It is an enzyme that DNA viruses use to make the host cell copy RNA from viral DNA.
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It is an enzyme that host cells use to destroy viruses.
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What is the purpose of restriction enzymes in nature?
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They are used by fungi to kill bacteria.
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They have no purpose in nature.
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They are used by bacteria to prevent infection by viruses.
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They are used by viruses to infect bacteria.
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They are part of the human immune system.
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How do biologists use restriction enzymes?
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to cut DNA into thousands of 4nucleotide
fragments
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to cut DNA at specific nucleotide sequences to produce DNA
fragments
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none of these
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to restrict the replication of DNA within cells
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to cut RNA into several large fragments
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What is the source of restriction enzymes?
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They are manufactured in the laboratory.
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They are obtained from fungi.
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They are obtained from the human blood
stream.
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They are obtained from bacteria.
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They are obtained from viruses.
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One reason for using restriction enzyme technology is
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to treat human disease
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to identify the location of specific genes
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to predict the function of specific genes
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to begin the process of DNA
fingerprinting
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to identify the number of proteins in a cell
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In the RFLP method of DNA fingerprinting, how are DNA fragments separated?
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In a DNA fingerprint using the RFLP method, what forms the bands of the "fingerprint"?
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Each band is a single DNA fragment of a different length.
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Each band is a group of DNA fragments of a different size.
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none of these
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Each band is DNA from a different cell type.
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Each band is a RNA fragment with a different nucleotide sequence.
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Microarrays are used to
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determine which genes have been expressed by a given cell
type
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determine the nucleotide sequence of genes
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none of these
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determine whether mRNAs from a cell have been translated
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determine which genes are present in the DNA of an organism
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A cDNA probe is made by
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none of these
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using reverse transcriptase to copy mRNAs from the cytoplasm of
cells
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using reverse transcriptase to copy DNA from the nucleus of cells
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using fluorescent nucleotides to label RNA with cells
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using reverse transcriptase to copy premRNAs
from the nucleus of cells
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cDNA probes are used to
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determine which pre-mRNAs are present within the nucleus of a cell
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determine the nucleotide sequence of a given gene
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determine which genes have been expressed by a cell
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none of these
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determine which genes are present within the nucleus of a cell
Frage 30
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all types of RNA present within a cell
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all of the proteins present within a
cell
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all of the mRNA present within a cell
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all of the genes present within a cell
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none of these
Frage 31
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none of these
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all types of RNA present within a
cell
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all of the mRNA present within a cell
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all of the proteins present within a
cell
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all of the genes present within a
cell
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Which of the following is true of a cell's proteome?
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It represents all of the proteins within a cell.
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It is equivalent to the number of mRNAs within a
cell.
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It includes all types of DNA and RNA within a cell.
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none of these
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It represents all of the genes within a cell.
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Where is DNA located within plant cells?
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Regarding extranuclear DNA, where is it located within eukaryotic cells?
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within the nucleolus
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within smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum
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within cytoplasmic ribosomes
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within the cytoskeleton
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within mitochondria and chloroplasts
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What is the probable origin of extranuclear DNA in eukaryotes?
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It is DNA that leaked out of the nucleus during evolution of eukaryotic cells.
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It is the result of viral infections of eukaryotic cells.
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none of these
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It became part of the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells.
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It was present in prokaryotes that became endosymbionts of eukaryotic
cells.
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In current studies of human ancestry based on maternal inheritance, which of the following
approaches is used?
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the entire genome is analyzed
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mitochondrial DNA is analyzed
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cDNA probes and microarrays are used
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none of these
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the entire proteome is analyzed
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In eukaryotic organisms, mitochondrial DNA
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is inherited only from the male parent
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is not passed from parent to offspring
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is inherited from both parents
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is inherited only from the female parent
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is only present if the offspring has been infected by a
virus
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Analysis of human mitochondrial DNA can be use to determine
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all of these
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whether a person is related to a dead person
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whether a person is related to another living person
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in what region of the world a person's ancestors
lived
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none of these
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How can a researcher locate species that have genes which are homologous to a given human gene?
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By using the computer program BLAST
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none of these
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By performing a microarray analysis
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By using cDNA probes to locate mRNA
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By determining the sequence of the human gene
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How can the computer program BLAST be used?
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To determine which genes are expressed in a cell by microarray analysis
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To determine the amino acid sequence of a new protein by "protein
sequencing"
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To locate genes of other species that are homologous to a known gene
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all of these
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To determine the nucleotide sequence of a new gene by "gene sequencing"
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How can the computer program BLAST be used?
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all of these
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To determine which genes are expressed in a cell by microarray analysis
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To determine the nucleotide sequence of a new gene by "gene sequencing"
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To determine which animal species have proteins similar to a given human protein
based on amino acid sequence.
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To determine the amino acid sequence of a new protein by "protein sequencing"
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The human genome project determined that human DNA consists of
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300,000 nucleotides
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3 million nucleotides
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3 million genes
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3 billion proteins
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3 billion nucelotides
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What was the purpose of the human genome project?
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To determine whether all humans have the same type of genes
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To determine which genes are expressed in each type of human
cell
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none of these
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To determine the amino acid sequence of all proteins in human
cells
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To determine the nucleotide sequence of all DNA in human cells
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What was the source of DNA used in the human genome project?
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DNA was obtained from 100 people who agreed to have their names published.
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DNA was obtained anonymously from 100 people, but only a few samples were
used.
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DNA was obtained anonymously from about 10,000 people and pooled.
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DNA was obtained from several samples used in forensic investigations.
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DNA was obtained from a single person--the man in charge of the project.