Question 1

After a human cell undergoes telophase I of meiosis, a _____ develops dividing the cell into two _____ daughter cells with chromosomes consisting of two sister chromatids.

Accepted Answer

cleavage furrow; haploid

Question 2

If an error is detected at any checkpoint in the cell cycle, a protein called _____ can trigger cell repair or cell death.

Accepted Answer

p53

Question 3

What happens to the cells that do not undergo cell division after going through the G1 phase?

Accepted Answer

They proceed to the G0 phase.

Question 4

At the end of mitotic cell division, _____ daughter cells that are genetically _____ to the parent cell are produced.

Accepted Answer

two; identical

Question 5

Cancerous cells differ from normal cells by

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 6

Identify the shortest phase of the cell cycle.

Accepted Answer

$$M$$ phase

Question 7

If a daughter cell has 30 chromosomes after mitosis, what will the number of chromosomes in its parent cell be?

Accepted Answer

30

Question 8

During meiosis II, _____ are separated, forming the four haploid cells.

Accepted Answer

Sister chromatids

Question 9

Which of the following alleles is not expressed in the presence of another allele during heterozygosity?

Accepted Answer

recessive

Question 10

Females can only have hemophilia if the

Accepted Answer

father is affected and the mother is at least a carrier.

Question 11

You adopt a stray male dog that has curly hair. How will you determine whether the allele for curly hair is dominant or recessive?

Accepted Answer

Both a and b.

Question 12

Which of the following states that "the alleles of two (or more) different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another"?

Accepted Answer

Law of independent assortment

Question 13

There are diseases caused by mutated alleles. If the allele is recessive, it will cause disease in people who are _____ on that mutated gene.

Accepted Answer

Homozygous

Question 14

Given the DNA strand $$5'\ CCTGGCAAT\ 3'$$, which of the following is considered a substitution mutation?

Accepted Answer

$$5'\ CCTGGCTAA\ 3'$$

Question 15

Which of the followings is/are key component(s) in translation?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 16

The "photo 51" generated by Rosalind Franklin using X-ray diffraction captured which feature of the DNA structure?

Accepted Answer

The double helix structure of the DNA

Question 17

Which of the following is not a type of posttranslational modification of proteins?

Accepted Answer

RNA splicing

Question 18

The total amount of DNA contained within one copy of a single complete genome is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Genome size

Question 19

The use of DNA fingerprinting is advantageous in a broad range of situations, from criminal investigations to evolutionary research. Which of the following is considered a drawback of this technology?

Accepted Answer

If the data is not protected in the lab, privacy concerns can arise.

Question 20

Genetically modified foods (GM foods) are agricultural organisms whose DNA has been altered via the application of genetic engineering techniques. All of the following are advantages of GM foods, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

They may have "unexpected effects" and health risks.

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