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B) It can be mutated.
4 Identify the correct order of organization of genetic material, from largest to smallest.
5 Which statement is correct about Rieger syndrome in humans? (See Fig 1.1)
A) The gene which, when mutant, causes this syndrome is located on the X chromosome.
B) This gene is required for production of an essential blood clotting factor, Factor XI.
C) It is located on the same chromosome as genes which, when mutant, cause Huntington
disease and Hepatocellular carcinoma.
6 Which of these might be a valid scientific reason for creating mice that glow green?
7 A gene:
D) Contain 46 chromosomes.
A) Transmission genetics.
B) Molecular genetics.
C) Population genetics.
D) Developmental genetics.
A) Molecular
B) Cellular
C) Organismal
D) Population
A) A comparison between many individuals indicates that the "short" variant of a particular
gene seems to increase risk for alcoholism.
B) DNA sequencing allows geneticists to determine the difference between the short and
long variants of a newly discovered gene.
C) Geneticists are able to clone and express a gene to produce human insulin.
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A) True
B) False
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Development of genetic technologies are often rejected at first even though they may be used to create
great advances in medicine, agriculture, and many other fields.
A) True
B) False
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B) False
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A) True
B) False
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The major difference between different cells in the same organism is that they have different DNA.
A) True
B) False
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A) True
B) False
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A) True
B) False
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A) True
B) False