Genetics and Molecular Biology Quiz

What is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics called?

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Mutation

• Transcription

What is the passing on of traits from parents to offspring known as?

• Translation

• Replication

• Heredity

• Codon

What is a genetically determined characteristic called?

• Trait

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Template

What type of nucleic acid stores genetic information in the nucleus?

• RNA

• DNA

• Codon

• Template

What is the structure called that consists of a pair of antiparallel strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder?

• Chromosome

• Double helix

• Codon

• Template

What is a monomer of nucleic acids that consists of sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base?

• Gene

• Nucleotide

• Codon

• Template

What part of a nucleotide makes up the center 'rungs' on a DNA 'ladder'?

• Bases

• Codon

• Gene

• Chromosome

What is the portion of DNA that codes for a protein, leading to a specific trait?

• Chromosome

• Gene

• Template

• RNA

What is the threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of living cells?

• Chromosome

• RNA

• Codon

• Template

What is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself during cell division?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

• Mutation