MC
Since the Fall of mankind, Creation has
A: improved by mutations
B: undergone degeneration
C: remained unchanged
D: progressed and improved
Splitting frog or pig zygotes is a step in
A: meiosis
B: mitosis
C: hybridization
D: cloning
D
T/F Mutations are rarely considered harmful
F
occurs in body cells
A: somatic mutation
B: lethal mutation
C: germ mutation
D: gene mutation
E: chromosomal change
A
T/F There will be more questions on the test that we didn't review today. So, study the whole text... not just what we reviewed today.
TRUE
Genetic engineering
A: has the potential to solve all human problems
B: should never be performed by humans
C: could be used for good or evil
D: is forbidden in the Bible
C
Josh and Jamie are twins. What kind of twins are they?
A: somatic
B: identical
C: cloned
D: fraternal
T/F Inbreeding attempts to preserve the special characteristics of a breed
T
a change in the sequence of bases that makes up a gene
A: somatic mutation
B: lethal mutation
C: germ mutation
D: gene mutation
E: chromosomal change
D
The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organisms or product is called _____________.
biotechnology
The process of producing human clones to provide cells for treatment of a diseased is called _________ cloning.
therapeutic
The Human Genome Project is a scientific effort to
A: map all human genes
B: create life
C: genetically engineer humans
D: clone humans
A
T/F A gene mutation may result in an incorrect protein being produced
T
a change in the number of genes on a chromosome
A: somatic mutation
B: lethal mutation
C: germ mutation
D: gene mutation
E: chromosomal change
E
The use of genetic engineering to correct the defective genes responsible for certain diseases is called _______ _________.
What type of mutation does NOT affect the offspring?
A: chromosomal
B: germ
C: somatic
D: polyploid
C
Fraternal twins
A: must be the same sex
B: are clones
C: have the same parents
D: have the same genes
C
T/F Many mutations produce no noticeable effect in an organism
T
causes death of an organism
A: somatic mutation
B: lethal mutation
C: germ mutation
D: gene mutation
E: chromosomal change
B
Cloning is a form of _________ reproduction.
asexual
To develop a new breed of dog, the breeder will selet the dogs from different breeds that they want. This breeding is an example of
A: crossbreeding
B: inbreeding
C: cloning
D: individual selection
A
Recessive genetic disorders include
A: cystic fibrosis
B: hemophilia
C: malignant hyperthermia
D: albinism
A B D
T/F Clones are more common in the plant kingdom than the animal kingdom
T
occurs in cells that produce gametes
A: somatic mutation
B: lethal mutation
C: germ mutation
D: gene mutation
E: chromosomal change
A change in an organism's genetic material is called a(n)_________.