Large Scale Mutations and DNA Experiments

If a normal cell in an organism is diploid, which of the following terms best describes a cell from this organism that contains three copies of chromosome 1, but two copies of all other chromosomes?

• monosomic

• triploid

• polyploid

• trisomic

• diploid

Which of the following terms best describes a cell that has the karyotype shown in the image?

• haploid

• polyploid

• aneuploid

• diploid

Which of the following events would lead to the karyotype shown in the image?

• crossing over

• translocation

• deletion

• duplication

• nondisjunction

If a cell has 4 complete sets of chromosomes, the best term below that describes this cell is _____.

• haploid

• aneuploid

• tetrasomic

• diploid

• polyploid

What type of chromosomal rearrangement is depicted in the image?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Translocation

• Deletion

Which of the following types of chromosomal rearrangements results in the gain or loss of genetic material from the genome of a cell?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Translocation

• Deletion

What type of chromosomal rearrangement is depicted in the image?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Translocation

• Deletion

Anjelica was diagnosed with a mitochondrial disorder. Neither of her parents have this genetic disorder. Which of the following is a way she inherited this disorder? Select all that apply.

• She inherited the disorder from both parents.

• She inherited the disorder from her mother.

• She inherited the disorder from her father.

• She inherited the disorder from her mother's dad.

• She inherited the disorder from her father's mom.

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Which of the following scientists was the first to describe the phenomenon of bacterial transformation?

• Hershey and Chase

• Meselson and Stahl

• Griffith

• Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty

• Watson and Crick

Which of the following scientists showed that the agent responsible for transforming R-bacteria to S-bacteria was DNA?

• Hershey and Chase

• Meselson and Stahl

• Griffith

• Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty

• Watson and Crick