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Genetics quiz (topic3)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The size of human genome (in millions of base pairs) is

a)

5

b)

32

c)

3200

d)

150000

2.

Sister chromatids of a chromosome are:

a)

identical

b)

similar but having different alleles

c)

similar but having different loci

d)

Have different loci but the same alleles

3.

The exact location of a gene in chromosome is called:

a)

allele

b)

locus

c)

genotype

d)

genome

4.

Carrier of sickle-cell anemia allele has immunity against:

a)

Covid-19

b)

HIV

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Malaria

5.

Rice (Oryza sativa) compared to human (Homo sapiens) has:

a)

More chromosomes and more genes

b)

Less chromosomes and less genes

c)

Less chromosomes and more genes

d)

More chromosomes and less genes

6.

In prophase I of meiosis a unique process ensures:

a)

Identical daughter cells

b)

Chromosome number reduction

c)

Crossingover

d)

Random assortment of homologous chromosome pairs

7.

Mother's age and chance of child's chromosomal abnormalities have

a)

positive correlation

b)

negative correlation

c)

positive causality

d)

negative causality

8.

Normal male karyogram contains

a)

1 X chromosome

b)

2 Y chromosomes

c)

46 autosomes

d)

22 autosome pairs and 2 sex chromosome pairs

9.

Autosomal monosomies

a)

don't cause diseases

b)

are always embryonal lethal

c)

are survivable only if it affects chromosomes 13, 18 or 21

d)

are not possible due to high precision of meiosis

10.

Down syndrome is caused by

a)

a single nucleotide change

b)

a single aminoacid change

c)

having more proteins than necessary

d)

a gene being deleted

11.

Which of these types of cell divisions are very similar (mechanically)

a)

mitosis and meiosis I

b)

mitosis and meiosis II

c)

meiosis I and meiosis II

d)

all three cell division types are mechanically the same

12.

Women with karyotype 45,X-

a)

are embryonal lethal (miscarried)

b)

have male phenotype and genitalia

c)

are sterile

d)

are indistinguishable from 46,XX women

13.

In humans gender of the offspring is determined by

a)

mother's alleles

b)

father's alleles

c)

both parents equally

d)

random genetic event during pregnancy

14.

Choose the impossible phrase:

a)

Dominant locus

b)

Recessive allele

c)

Heterozygote male

d)

Recessive phenotype

15.

Regarding loci on X chromosome, men are called

a)

semizygous

b)

hemizygous

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous