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The term that describes the appearance of an organism is ________.
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phenotype |
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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics because ________.
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his research was thorough and included quantifiable data |
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T/F: The law of independent assortment states that the heritable units of parent plants are randomly separated during gamete formation.
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True
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An individual who expresses the dominant phenotype for an allele must be ________.
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either heterozygous or homozygous dominant |
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Most human traits show a ________ pattern of inheritance.
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multifactorial |
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Beadle and Tatum's experiment can be summarized by the saying...
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“DNA is the molecule of inheritance.” |
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The central dogma of biology states that the process of ________ is relevant to all of biology.
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transcription/translation |
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One good reason for undergoing genetic counseling is to determine ________.
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your likelihood of passing on a deleterious gene to your offspring |
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The process of ________ pulls DNA through a semisolid matrix, separating out pieces of DNA by size.
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gel electrophoresis |
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________ is used to produce and compare DNA fingerprints.
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Restriction fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP) |
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What cell division makes haploid cells?
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Meiosis
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How many nucleotides are in a codon?
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3 |
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This is the codon that starts everygene
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ATG
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This is the RNA that brings in theamino acid during translation
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tRNA
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Huntington Disease is an example ofthis type of change in the DNA
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Expansion Mutation |
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How many sex chromosomes are in aSomatic cell?
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2
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At what stage in the cell cycle canyou see chromosomes?
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M Phase
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The function of the Sertoli cells is to ________.
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protect developing spermatids |
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The correct sequence of glands that add fluid to semen during an ejaculation is ________.
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seminal vesicles → prostate gland → bulbourethral gland |
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The gland in the male reproductive system that contributes most of the fluid of the semen and buffers the potentially lethal acidic environment of the vagina is the ________.
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seminal vesicles |
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The function of FSH in the male is to ________.
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stimulate production of sperm |
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In the female, LH is directly responsible for ________.
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ovulation |
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The layer of the uterus that repeatedly thickens and sheds under hormonal control is the ________.
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endometrium |
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The hormone responsible for proliferation of the uterine lining comes from ________.
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secondary and mature follicles |
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The birth control method that is also effective against STDs is ________.
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The Condom (either male or female) |
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The most effective method of birth control, other than abstinence, is ________.
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surgical methods including vasectomy and tubal ligation |
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All of the following STDs can be effectively treated with antibiotics except ________.
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a.gonorrheab.genital wartsc.syphilisd.chlamydia |
