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Winter Biology Genetics Quiz

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More Genetics - review for Winter Bio Final exam

Question 1 of 13

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What is a gene?

Select one or more of the following:

  • A "recipe" for how to make a protein.

  • A sequence of DNA nucleotides that provide a chemical message for printing a protein.

  • Denim pants

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

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What is a locus?

Select one or more of the following:

  • A "fixed address" on a chromosome

  • A cicada

  • A "street map" for where certain genes are on the chromosomes

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

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What is an allele?

Select one or more of the following:

  • A group of genes that determine a trait

  • One of different versions of a gene

  • Variations of a protein recipe

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

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Blood Type A alleles

Select one or more of the following:

  • A101

  • C3PO

  • A201

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

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Blood Type B allele

Select one or more of the following:

  • Type B only has one allele

  • B101

  • All about that bass

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

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Blood Type O allele

Select one or more of the following:

  • O01

  • O02

  • O03

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

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Why are the "O" allele blood-type proteins non-functional?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Because they are the wrong sequence of amino acids.

  • A nucleoide has been deleted from the 258th position on the gene.

  • Every amino acid after the deletion is wrong!

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

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Varied alleles lead to....

Select one or more of the following:

  • Varied proteins

  • The same proteins

  • Both functional and non-functional proteins

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

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What is a phenotype?

Select one or more of the following:

  • A record player

  • An inherited physical characteristic

  • What you look like, based on your genes

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

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One-gene phenotypes are

Select one or more of the following:

  • The physical characteristics resulting from an allele at a single locus

  • For example, what color socks you buy

  • For example, blood type

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

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Poly-genic phenotypes are...

Select one or more of the following:

  • Alleles at two or more loci

  • Produce proteins that interact to produce a physical trait

  • For example, skin color, hair color, and eye color

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

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We inherit

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1 set of chromosomes

  • 2 sets of chromosomes

  • 3 sets of chromosomes

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

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What is a recessive allele?

Select one or more of the following:

  • An allele that is only expressed when there are no dominant alleles around.

  • An allele that is always expressed

Explanation

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