Biology EOC review Goal 3

Which term applies to an organism that contains more than one source of DNA?

• mutation
• translocation
• transgenic organisms
• polymorphic organism

Which complimentary base sequence can be produced during DNA replication?

• AAA UCG GAG
• ATA GGG CTA
• ATU CCG GAT
• UUU CAC GGA

What are the possible phenotypes for the children of a mother with Type O blood and a father with Type AB blood?

• AB or O
• A or B
• A or O
• B or O

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which amino acid sequence would be produced from the DNA segment TAC GAT?

• Methionine-Leucine
• Lysine-Glutamine
• Leucine-Leucine
• Isoleucine-Valine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which best identifies the purpose of the Human Genome Project?

• to cure genetic diseases
• to understand genetic diseases
• to identify all genes in all 46 chromosomes
• to identify all genes in all 23 chromosomes

What are the smaller subunits that make up DNA and RNA?

• fatty acids
• amino acids
• nucleotides
• monosaccharides

Alex has blue eyes and both of his parents have brown eyes.  What can most likely be concluded about Alex's parents?

• his father has the recessive blue eye characteristic
• his mother has the recessive blue characteristic
• both of his parents have recessive blue eye characteristics
• neither of his parents have the recessive blue eye characteristic

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a recessive sex-linked condition that is more common in males than in females.  Which best explains why this is true?

• males inherit the recessive allele from their father
• males inherit the recessive allele on the X chromosome only
• males inherit the recessive allele on the Y chromosome only
• males must have two recessive alleles to inherit the condition

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

During DNA replication, a mutation occurred and changed the base sequence
ACT GCT TGA CGA
to
ACT GCT TAC GA
Which mutation most likely occurred? 

• deletion
• insertion
• inversion
• translocation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which is a way that RNA differs from DNA?

• uracil base
• 3-stranded
• no phosphate group
• connected by peptide bonds