Chromosomes and Genes

Where are chromosomes found in a cell?

• in the mitochondria

• in the cell membrane

• in the cytoplasm

• in the nucleus

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How many alleles for the same gene do offspring get?

• 1

• 2

• 23

• 100's to 1000's

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Homologous Chromosomes are a combination of how many chromosomes from each parent?

• 1 from each parent

• 2 from each parent

• 1/2 from each parent

• 23 from each parent

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What is a variation of a particular gene such as brown and blue eyes?

• Karyotype

• DNA

• Allele

• Chromosome

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Which of the following can a homologous pair of chromosomes contain?

• always 2 different alleles for the same gene

• always 2 of the same allele for a gene

• either 2 of the same allele or 2 different alleles for the same gene

What is an organized picture of all of an organism’s homologous chromosome pairs lined up with each other?

• DNA

• A Chromosome

• Karyotype

• Allele

Which chromosome determines if someone will be male or female?

• # 20

• # 13

• # 23

• # 46

How many pairs of chromosomes does everyone have?

• 46

• 16

• 8

• 23

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True or False? Every person will always inherit the exact same allele for every trait from each parent.

• True

• False

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This model can be used as evidence to support which claim?

• Proteins are found inside of chromosomes and chromosomes make up proteins.

• DNA makes up the majority of a cell and contributes to the functions of chromosomes.

• Chromosomes are found in the nucleus of all cells and they contain long strands of DNA and proteins.

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