Unit 4 - Genetics

How many chromosomes do humans have?

• 23

• 92

• 46

• 184

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

What will the matching sequence be on a DNA strand that reads AAGCTAT?

• AACGATA
• TTCGTTA
• CCTGATA
• TTCGATA

The process of making a copy of DNA is called

• transcription
• double helix
• DNA replication
• replication fork

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Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, gametes
• mitosis, body cells
• meiosis, gametes
• meiosis, body cells

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Crossing over helps promote 

• male genotype
• genetic variation
• DNA replication
• mitosis

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In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

Which of the following bases is found only in RNA?

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Thymine
• Uracil