Molecular Genetics

What is the gender of the individual whose karyotype is seen in the image?

• Male
• Female

Which use of biotechnology most benefits agriculture?

• producing human vaccines

• producing disease resistant crops

• producing new medicines from bacteria

• producing enzymes to eliminate pollutants

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Which of the following correctly matches the enzyme to its function?

• RNA polymerase: transcribes RNA

• Helicase: adds Okazaki fragments

• Ligase: unzips DNA

• DNA polymerase: unwinds DNA

Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?

• Bob
• Sue
• John
• Lisa

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein
• a protein / mRNA
• Ribosome / Nucleus
• mRNA / tRNA

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What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

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What are the three components of a nucleotide?

• sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
• sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
• sugar, phosphate, protein

The entire collection of genes within human cells is referred to as the ______.

• human genome
• karyotype
• pedigree
• gene map

Cutting DNA from one organisms and placing it into the DNA strand of another organism is called:

• recombinant RNA technology
• recombinant DNA technology
• selective breeding
• gene cloning

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Why does DNA need to replicate?

• To help with growth of a multicellular organism.

• To repair damage to cell, tissues, or organs in multicellular organisms.

• To help maintain homeostasis in multicellular organisms

• To create an genetically identical organism in a multicellular organisms.

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