DNA Structure & Function
DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis
Genetics
Misc.
100
Which biomolecule is the monomer for DNA and RNA?
Nucleic Acid
100
What are the 3 enzymes used in DNA replication (in order)?
Helicase, Polymerase, Ligase
100
In RNA, Adenine pairs with __________.
Uracil
100
In chicken, frizzled feathers are dominant over straight feathers. If a purebred frizzled feathered chicken is crossed with a hybrid, what is the probability that there will be straight feathers in the offspring?
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0%
100
What is the one characteristic that prokaryotic organisms, eukaryotic organisms, and viruses, all have in common?
Genetic material/DNA
200
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
The sequence of nitrogenous bases
200
In DNA, Adenine bonds with __________, and Guanine bonds with ________.
Thymine; Cytosine
200
What is the name of the process shown in the image and where in the cell does it take place?
Translation, in the cytoplasm at the ribosome
200
If two parents are heterozygous for type A blood, what is the probability that their offspring would have type O blood?
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25%
200
What does the diagram above illustrate during prophase 1 of meiosis?
Crossing Over
300
What does the arrow indicate on the DNA model?
Hydrogen Bond
300
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
TAC ACT GTC
300
What is the complementary RNA strand for the given DNA strand?
ATG CTA AGT
UAC GAU UCA
300
Fruit flies can either have a brown body or a black body. The allele for a brown body is completely dominant over the allele for a black body. A heterozygous brown fruit fly was crossed with a black fruit fly what is the probability of a resulting offspring having a black body?
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50%
300
What are the gametes for an individual that is heterozygous for long hair, and purebred recessive for dimples? Use the letter H for hair length and D for dimples.
Hd, Hd, hd, hd
400
Which part of the DNA is responsible for the direct coding of specific traits in an organism?
The sequence of nitrogenous bases
400
DNA occurs during which phase of the cell cycle?
Interphase - S Phase
400
What amino acid sequence is coded for by the DNA triplet CAT?
Valine
400
A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the predicted phenotypic ratio for their offspring?
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1:1
400
In pedigrees, males are represented as squares and females as circles. This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family, where shaded in individuals have hemophilia.
How many of the females from generation IV have hemophilia?
1
500
Which items on the list make up the genetic code that determines the traits of an organism?
5, 6, 7, and 8
500
If a person suffered from a disorder where their DNA fragments were unable to fill in the missing slots in between the fragments of the lagging strand, they would most likely have a disorder that affected which enzyme?
DNA Ligase
500
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG.
This is an example of ___ mutation.
Deletion
500
A male alligator has the genotype RrAa. If this alligator mates with a female with genotype RrAa, what is the chance their offspring will have the genotype rrAa? (give the answer as a fraction)
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2/16 or 1/8
500
Which type of cellular division results in the production of 4 genetically unique haploid gametes?
Meiosis