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Genetics A Conceptual Approach 7th Edition By Benjamin A. Pierce TEST BANK
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Chap 01_7e Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. What commonsense observation makes the theory of acquired characteristics UNLIKELY? a. An indi... vidual may inherit traits found in both of his or her parents. b. Anatomical changes such as loss of a limb are not seen in the offspring of an individual. c. Evolution requires genetic change in populations. d. Alleles that result in abnormal phenotypes may be less common in some populations than in others. e. Offspring often look more like their parents than unrelated individuals. 2. Which one of the following topics of research belongs to the discipline of transmission genetics? a. inheritance pattern of gene alleles b. mechanism of DNA replication c. gene expression patterns d. evolution e. chemical modification of nucleic acids 3. The first complete DNA sequence of a nonviral, free-living organism was obtained for a. a bacterium in 1900. b. a bacterium in 1945. c. a bacterium in 1995. d. humans in 1990. e. humans in 2000. 4. Identify a FALSE statement from the following descriptions of genetics. a. Humans first applied genetics to the domestication of plants and animals between approximately 10,000 and 12,000 years ago. b. Some viruses use RNA to carry their genetic information. c. Albinism results from a mutation in the genes that control the synthesis and storage of melanin. d. All human traits that display blending inheritance are affected by a single gene. e. The process by which genetic information is copied and decoded is similar for all forms of life. 5. The contribution of Gilbert and Sanger to modern genetics was to a. develop the PCR technique. b. discover DNA in the nucleus of cells. c. describe the structure of DNA. d. show that genes were made of DNA. e. develop a method for sequencing DNA. [Show More]
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