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Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
In                               cloning, the entire donor organism is replicated.
  1. gene
  2. reproductive
  3. theraputic
  4. somatic cell nuclear transfer
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Genetic disorders can be screened for by physicians using
  1. DNA microarray.
  2. PCR.
  3. restriction enzyme analysis.
  4. DNA sequencing.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
  1. 21
  2. 22
  3. 23
  4. 24
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
All the genes of an organism make up its
  1. genome.
  2. chromatid.
  3. gene.
  4. chromatin.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Griffith, Avery, McCarty, and MacLeod contributed
  1. that proteins were the genetic material.
  2. the three-dimensional shape of proteins.
  3. that DNA was the transformation substance.
  4. that DNA was the genetic material.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A substance that has been genetically engineered into transgenic rice has the potential to treat
  1. cancer.
  2. high blood pressure.
  3. vitamin A deficiency.
  4. malaria.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
For a family, which statement is not true?
  1. Individuals share 1/2 each parent's genes.
  2. Individuals share 1/4 of each grandparent's genes.
  3. Mendelian genetics studies traits in families.
  4. Great-grandchildren share 1/16 of their genes with great-grandparents.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What type of syndrome does a person with trisomy 21 have?
  1. Down
  2. Klinefelter
  3. Turner
  4. Edward
  5. Jacobs
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The component of DNA replication that creates RNA primers is
  1. helicase.
  2. primase.
  3. SSB.
  4. sliding clamp.
  5. ligase.
  6. polymerase.
  7. RNase H.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What needs to take place prior to DNA polymerase synthesis of a new DNA strand?
  1. Primase synthesizes RNA primers.
  2. Polymerase synthesizes RNA primers.
  3. Primase synthesizes DNA primers.
  4. Primase synthesizes RNA monomers.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What two bases are purines?
  1. adenine and thymine
  2. cytosine and thymine
  3. guanine and cytosine
  4. adenine and guanine
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The component of DNA replication that links short DNA chains is
  1. SSB.
  2. RNase H.
  3. polymerase.
  4. primase.
  5. helicase.
  6. sliding clamp.
  7. ligase.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
For what is therapeutic cloning used?
  1. aiding the donor organism to heal or be cured of a disease
  2. creating new tissue cells
  3. aiding the surrogate mother to heal or be cured of a disease
  4. replicating a specific DNA segment
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A cross of two individuals that differ by one trait is a
  1. P generation.
  2. dihybrid cross.
  3. test cross.
  4. monohybrid cross.
  5. F1 generation.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
The x-ray crystallography of DNA used to help construct its model was contributed by
  1. Hershey-Chase.
  2. Franklin.
  3. Watson-Crick.
  4. Griffith.
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
What enzyme allows the retrovirus, such as HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), to go from RNA to DNA?
  1. helicase
  2. RNA polymerase
  3. DNA polymerase
  4. transcriptase
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
DNA replication can only occur in the 3' to 5' direction.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 11 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
A mutation that involves one or a few nucleotides is
  1. a mutagen.
  2. an inversion.
  3. a point mutation.
  4. a translocation.
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