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GENETICS DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cell organelle is responsible for storing and protecting genetic material?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chromosome

d)

Plasma memrbrane

2.

What is the main function of ribosomes?

a)

lipid synthesis

b)

protein synthesis

c)

bacterial digestion

d)

transport materials

3.

What molecules allow the progression of cell cycle?

a)

p53

b)

Retinoblastoma protein

c)

p21

d)

Cyclin and Cdks

4.

What phase of mitosis is seen in this diagram?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

5.

What phase of mitosis is seen in this diagram?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

6.

What phase of mitosis is seen in this diagram?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

7.

What phase of mitosis is seen in this diagram?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

8.

It is the constricted portion of the chromosome where kinetochore microtubules attach?

a)

Telomere

b)

Centromere

c)

Nucleosome

d)

P Arm

9.

Who is considered as the Father of Genetics?

a)

William Bateson

b)

Thomas Hunt Morgan

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Reginal Punnett

10.

Who discovered the X chromosome?

a)

William Bateson

b)

Thomas Hunt Morgan

c)

Reginald Punnett

d)

Aristotle

11.

Who discovered the X chromosome?

a)

William Bateson

b)

Thomas Hunt Morgan

c)

Reginald Punnett

d)

Aristotle

12.

It pertains to a copy of a gene.

a)

allele

b)

DNA

c)

gene

d)

homologous gene

13.

It pertains to the process by which DNA is converted into a functional protein.

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Central Dogma

d)

DNA Synthesis

14.

The following diagram is used to trace the inheritance of a trait in the family.

a)

Family Tree

b)

Phylogenetic Tree

c)

Pedigree

d)

Cladogram

15.

This law states that one trait conceals the effect of another trait for the same characteristic.

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Dominance

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

16.

This law states that when the alleles of two different genes get sorted, they do not influence each other.

a)

Law of Dominance

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Law of Independent Assortment

17.

What principle assumes that the genetic variation in a population will remain constant from one generation to the next in the absence of disturbing factors?

a)

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

b)

Principles of Paired Factors

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Independent Assortment

18.

What genetic disorder is characterized by the presence of three copies of chromosome 21?

a)

Patau syndrome

b)

Edward syndrome

c)

Down syndrome

d)

Klinefelter syndrome

19.

What is the process of creating two exact copies of genes?

a)

cloning

b)

splicing

c)

electroporation

d)

crossing over

20.

It pertains to the utilization of living organisms and biological systems to develop or create different products.

a)

genetic engineering

b)

biotechnology

c)

biomimicry

d)

bioenergetics