Genetics and Developmental Biology

Sequencing of DNA from a community of organisms rather than from a single individual is known as ...

Sequencing of DNA from a community of organisms rather than from a single individual is known as ...

Sequencing of DNA from a community of organisms rather than from a single individual is known as ________.
 
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Rodderick   39   1 Reply

dawkins0126@aol

The gametes of the two sexes are often dramatically different in size and morphology. If both ...

The gametes of the two sexes are often dramatically different in size and morphology. If both ...

The gametes of the two sexes are often dramatically different in size and morphology. If both gametes have a haploid nuclei, then what do female gametes contain more of?
 
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jordant.22   40   1 Reply

bronson

Which functional groups have been altered in a ddNTP compared to a dNTP?

Which functional groups have been altered in a ddNTP compared to a dNTP?

Which functional groups have been altered in a ddNTP compared to a dNTP?
 
  A) The ddNTPs have a 2 OH and a 3 H, while dNTPs have a 2 H and a 3 OH.
  B) The ddNTPs have a 2 H and a 3 H, while dNTPs have a 2 H and a 3 OH.
  C) Th

Matyler98   61   1 Reply

bobsegat123

Somatic cell gene therapy can result in a cure for a genetic disease in an individual as well as any ...

Somatic cell gene therapy can result in a cure for a genetic disease in an individual as well as any ...

Somatic cell gene therapy can result in a cure for a genetic disease in an individual as well as any progeny produced by the individual.
 
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koala423   57   1 Reply

dawkins0126@aol

The diagram below shows a region near the center of a long arm of a chromosome. Assume that in the ...

The diagram below shows a region near the center of a long arm of a chromosome. Assume that in the ...

The diagram below shows a region near the center of a long arm of a chromosome. Assume that in the diagram below, every vertical hatch mark is 1 map unit from the next vertical hatch mark. The dashed double line represents an inversion.
 

ronswanson11   70   2 Replies

ronswanson11

Which enzyme(s) is/are responsible for excising and copying transposable genetic elements from ...

Which enzyme(s) is/are responsible for excising and copying transposable genetic elements from ...

Which enzyme(s) is/are responsible for excising and copying transposable genetic elements from chromosomes and inserting them into new locations?
 
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kljkjkskss   57   1 Reply

applebeeds

The process of finding the location of genes and functional (e.g., regulatory) sequences and their ...

The process of finding the location of genes and functional (e.g., regulatory) sequences and their ...

The process of finding the location of genes and functional (e.g., regulatory) sequences and their functions within a genome sequence is called ________.
 
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Salmams   46   1 Reply

isabellafj

The number of occurrences of which event correlates closely with the number of recombination nodules ...

The number of occurrences of which event correlates closely with the number of recombination nodules ...

The number of occurrences of which event correlates closely with the number of recombination nodules along each homologous chromosome arm?
 
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GIVEMEAWNSERFUC   33   1 Reply

applebeeds

Which of the following temperature cycles would you expect to see in a standard polymerase chain ...

Which of the following temperature cycles would you expect to see in a standard polymerase chain ...

Which of the following temperature cycles would you expect to see in a standard polymerase chain reaction (from denaturation to annealing to extension)?
 
  A) 95  72  55
  B) 45  72  95
  C) 95  55  72
  D) 95  72  95

JustGuilty   37   1 Reply

ltauzzy

DNA polymerase III is very inaccurate at matching bases during replication, with errors in one out ...

DNA polymerase III is very inaccurate at matching bases during replication, with errors in one out ...

DNA polymerase III is very inaccurate at matching bases during replication, with errors in one out of every 100 base pairs.
 
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ade_tpy99   56   1 Reply

itsbouttim

Humulin is insulin created by recombinant DNA technology (True or false?)

Humulin is insulin created by recombinant DNA technology (True or false?)

Humulin is insulin created by recombinant DNA technology.
 
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sms4lyfe   38   2 Replies

sms4lyfe

What is metastasis, and why is metastatic cancer the most difficult cancer to treat? What will be ...

What is metastasis, and why is metastatic cancer the most difficult cancer to treat? What will be ...

What is metastasis, and why is metastatic cancer the most difficult cancer to treat?
 
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hay456   42   1 Reply

The Truth

What are all the possible gametic genotypes produced by a trisomic individual that is genotype ...

What are all the possible gametic genotypes produced by a trisomic individual that is genotype ...

What are all the possible gametic genotypes produced by a trisomic individual that is genotype A/A+/B for the trisomic chromosome?
 
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coltenyeske@aub   43   1 Reply

tulusluthers

Of the various genetic elements described by McClintock, which one is classified as an autonomous ...

Of the various genetic elements described by McClintock, which one is classified as an autonomous ...

Of the various genetic elements described by McClintock, which one is classified as an autonomous transposable element?
 
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Trejo92   35   1 Reply

cboehm123

The use of computational approaches to understand DNA sequence information is called _____.

The use of computational approaches to understand DNA sequence information is called _____.

The use of computational approaches to understand DNA sequence information is called _____.
 
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GermanBiter14   41   1 Reply

lil ricky

Which protein assures that sister chromatids of each chromosome remain firmly joined and can resist ...

Which protein assures that sister chromatids of each chromosome remain firmly joined and can resist ...

Which protein assures that sister chromatids of each chromosome remain firmly joined and can resist the pull of the kinetochore microtubules?
 
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michelle6899   35   1 Reply

julieh2180

In eukaryotic cells, histone proteins are actively synthesized during the S phase of the cell cycle. ...

In eukaryotic cells, histone proteins are actively synthesized during the S phase of the cell cycle. ...

In eukaryotic cells, histone proteins are actively synthesized during the S phase of the cell cycle.
 
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adrianfebrianya   42   2 Replies

adrianfebrianya

DNase is used to treat hemophilia (True or false?)

DNase is used to treat hemophilia (True or false?)

DNase is used to treat hemophilia.
 
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typhoon01   37   1 Reply

erical5

How is hybrid sterility overcome in allopolyploid plants?

How is hybrid sterility overcome in allopolyploid plants?

How is hybrid sterility overcome in allopolyploid plants?
 
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SDINIC89   76   1 Reply

bleachvt

P elements cause which phenomenon responsible for sterility in Drosophila?

P elements cause which phenomenon responsible for sterility in Drosophila?

P elements cause which phenomenon responsible for sterility in Drosophila?
 
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jeremy.l32   50   1 Reply

lil ricky

Females have two copies of the X chromosome, so they can be homozygous or heterozygous for any genes ...

Females have two copies of the X chromosome, so they can be homozygous or heterozygous for any genes ...

Females have two copies of the X chromosome, so they can be homozygous or heterozygous for any genes found on the X chromosome. Males have only one copy of the X chromosome. What term is used to describe this inheritance state?
 
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Trejo92   51   1 Reply

applebeeds

Based on Griffith's results, what would you expect if you injected both heat-killed type RII and ...

Based on Griffith's results, what would you expect if you injected both heat-killed type RII and ...

Based on Griffith's results, what would you expect if you injected both heat-killed type RII and living type SIII?
 
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littlescientist   70   1 Reply

isabellafj

The Guthrie test is used to screen all newborns in the United States for cystic fibrosis. ...

The Guthrie test is used to screen all newborns in the United States for cystic fibrosis. ...

The Guthrie test is used to screen all newborns in the United States for cystic fibrosis.
 
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Shaquantta   45   2 Replies

Shaquantta

In the Hardy-Weinberg model, the ideal population is :

In the Hardy-Weinberg model, the ideal population is :

In the Hardy-Weinberg model, the ideal population is
 
  A) very large.
  B) randomly mating.
  C) free of mutations.
  D) non-migrating.
  E) All of these

Twatson22   69   1 Reply

alex123

According to Bridges's proposal, exceptional phenotypes and unusual karyotypes were the result of ...

According to Bridges's proposal, exceptional phenotypes and unusual karyotypes were the result of ...

According to Bridges's proposal, exceptional phenotypes and unusual karyotypes were the result of rare mistakes in meiosis caused by the failure of X chromosomes to separate properly in either the first or second meiotic division in females.
 

Trejo92   45   1 Reply

imtherealslimsh

A woman with normal vision, whose father has sex-linked color blindness, marries a man with normal ...

A woman with normal vision, whose father has sex-linked color blindness, marries a man with normal ...

A woman with normal vision, whose father has sex-linked color blindness, marries a man with normal vision. They have a son who has Klinefelter syndrome and is color blind.
 
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goatMaster   91   1 Reply

aboudyb

The Ti plasmid is a natural plasmid in the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. (True or false?)

The Ti plasmid is a natural plasmid in the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. (True or false?)

The Ti plasmid is a natural plasmid in the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
 
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bezel   69   1 Reply

48hiam

What are the three parts of a DNA nucleotide?

What are the three parts of a DNA nucleotide?

What are the three parts of a DNA nucleotide?
 
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GermanBiter14   42   1 Reply

Yeheye

In eukaryotes, DNA replication begins at a single origin of replication on each chromosome. ...

In eukaryotes, DNA replication begins at a single origin of replication on each chromosome. ...

In eukaryotes, DNA replication begins at a single origin of replication on each chromosome.
 
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bezel   77   1 Reply

lil ricky

The movement of genes from one species into the genome of another is referred to as _____.

The movement of genes from one species into the genome of another is referred to as _____.

The movement of genes from one species into the genome of another is referred to as _____.
 
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michelle6899   43   1 Reply

warm z

If there are two alleles of a gene, B and b, and the frequency of the B allele (p) is 0.90, the ...

If there are two alleles of a gene, B and b, and the frequency of the B allele (p) is 0.90, the ...

If there are two alleles of a gene, B and b, and the frequency of the B allele (p) is 0.90, the frequency of the b allele (q) is
 
  A) 0.81.
  B) 0.30.
  C) 0.10.
  D) 0.09.
  E) 0.01.

sarweston   38   1 Reply

ninja320

Why do polyploid individuals with an even number of chromosome sets have a higher likelihood of ...

Why do polyploid individuals with an even number of chromosome sets have a higher likelihood of ...

Why do polyploid individuals with an even number of chromosome sets have a higher likelihood of fertility than those with an odd number of chromosome sets?
 
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sms4lyfe   40   1 Reply

Komall

What is the molecular diameter of the DNA helix (in angstroms)?

What is the molecular diameter of the DNA helix (in angstroms)?

What is the molecular diameter of the DNA helix (in angstroms)?
 
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bummblle   36   1 Reply

traviswa

What two features are consistently seen within retrotransposons?

What two features are consistently seen within retrotransposons?

What two features are consistently seen within retrotransposons?
 
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madisonbodiford   29   1 Reply

Greygoos3

Topoisomerase and SSB proteins are important components of the replication process in prokaryotes, ...

Topoisomerase and SSB proteins are important components of the replication process in prokaryotes, ...

Topoisomerase and SSB proteins are important components of the replication process in prokaryotes, but they are not found in eukaryotes.
 
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brunex16013   36   2 Replies

brunex16013

Compare and contrast the two approaches to genome sequencing (whole-genome shotgun sequencing and ...

Compare and contrast the two approaches to genome sequencing (whole-genome shotgun sequencing and ...

Compare and contrast the two approaches to genome sequencing (whole-genome shotgun sequencing and clone-by-clone sequencing).
 
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kyrabunga   91   1 Reply

russinhacker

For alleles of genes in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of heterozygotes is represented as ...

For alleles of genes in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of heterozygotes is represented as ...

For alleles of genes in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of heterozygotes is represented as
 
  A) p.
  B) q.
  C) p2.
  D) q2.
  E) 2pq.

ronswanson11   47   1 Reply

kylelin

What is the mammalian transcription factor that elicits a cascade of gene transcription and ...

What is the mammalian transcription factor that elicits a cascade of gene transcription and ...

What is the mammalian transcription factor that elicits a cascade of gene transcription and developmental events that ultimately produce male internal and external structures?
 
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Fignshev   63   1 Reply

lakernation24

During meiosis in a reciprocal translocation heterozygote, what are the three ways that chromosomes ...

During meiosis in a reciprocal translocation heterozygote, what are the three ways that chromosomes ...

During meiosis in a reciprocal translocation heterozygote, what are the three ways that chromosomes may segregate at anaphase I, and what are the consequences for the resulting gametes?
 
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hihihihihihi   34   1 Reply

FATTAH KAYU

Molecular DNA testing is used to test for aneuploids (True or false?)

Molecular DNA testing is used to test for aneuploids (True or false?)

Molecular DNA testing is used to test for aneuploids.
 
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tiffanygaebel   44   1 Reply

traviswa