1. Which of the following terns refers to both the movement of a ribosome along a piece of MRNA and the movement of a piece of one chromosome to another chromosome? (A) Transduction (B) Transgenesis (C) Transformation (D) Translocation (E) Transplantation 2. Which of the following best describes why the polymerase chain reaction is a standard technique used in molecular biology research? (A) It uses inexpensive materials and produces perfect results. (B) It can purify specific sections of a DNA molecule. (C) It can produce large amounts of specific DNA sequences. (D) It can duplicate the entire human genome. (E) It can produce large amounts of MRNA. 3. In humans, the HIV virus primarily attacks which of the following types of cells? (A) Epidermal cells (B) Red blood cells (C) White blood cells (D) Glial cells (E) Neurons 4. Coat color in mice is determined by genes at two loci. When black mice from a particular population mate, they produce offspring in the following ratios: 9 black: 3 brown: 4 white. These results suggest that white coat color is expressed as a result of (A) dominance (B) incomplete dominance (C) codominance (D) a sex-linked trait (E) epistasis Which of the following can be diagnosed by examining a karyotype of an individual's white blood cells? 5. (A) Sickle cell anemia (B) Alzheimer disease (C) Down syndrome (D) Cystic fibrosis (E) Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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1. Which of the following terns refers to both the movement of a ribosome along a piece of
mRNA and the movement of a piece of one chromosome to another chromosome?
(A) Transduction
(B) Transgenesis
(C) Transformation
(D) Translocation
(E) Transplantation
2. Which of the following best describes why the polymerase chain reaction is a standard
technique used in molecular biology research?
(A) It uses inexpensive materials and produces perfect results.
(B) It can purify specific sections of a DNA molecule.
(C) It can produce large amounts of specific DNA sequences.
(D) It can duplicate the entire human genome.
(E) It can produce large amounts of mRNA.
3. In humans, the HIV virus primarily attacks which of the following types of cells?
(A) Epidermal cells
(B) Red blood cells
(C) White blood cells
(D) Glial cells
(E) Neurons
Coat color in mice is determined by genes at two loci. When black mice from a particular
population mate, they produce offspring in the following ratios: 9 black: 3 brown: 4
white. These results suggest that white coat color is expressed as a result of
(A) dominance
(B) incomplete dominance
(C) codominance
(D) a sex-linked trait
(E) epistasis
4.
5.
Which of the following can be diagnosed by examining a karyotype of an individual's white
blood cells?
(A) Sickle cell anemia
(B) Alzheimer disease
(C) Down syndrome
(D) Cystic fibrosis
(E) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Directions: Each group of questions. below. consists of five lettered headings followed by a list
of numbered phrases or sentences. For each numbered phrase or sentence, select the
one heading to which it is most closely related and fill in the corresponding oval on the
answer sheet. Each heading may be used once, more than once, or not at all in each
group.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Which of the following terns refers to both the movement of a ribosome along a piece of mRNA and the movement of a piece of one chromosome to another chromosome? (A) Transduction (B) Transgenesis (C) Transformation (D) Translocation (E) Transplantation 2. Which of the following best describes why the polymerase chain reaction is a standard technique used in molecular biology research? (A) It uses inexpensive materials and produces perfect results. (B) It can purify specific sections of a DNA molecule. (C) It can produce large amounts of specific DNA sequences. (D) It can duplicate the entire human genome. (E) It can produce large amounts of mRNA. 3. In humans, the HIV virus primarily attacks which of the following types of cells? (A) Epidermal cells (B) Red blood cells (C) White blood cells (D) Glial cells (E) Neurons Coat color in mice is determined by genes at two loci. When black mice from a particular population mate, they produce offspring in the following ratios: 9 black: 3 brown: 4 white. These results suggest that white coat color is expressed as a result of (A) dominance (B) incomplete dominance (C) codominance (D) a sex-linked trait (E) epistasis 4. 5. Which of the following can be diagnosed by examining a karyotype of an individual's white blood cells? (A) Sickle cell anemia (B) Alzheimer disease (C) Down syndrome (D) Cystic fibrosis (E) Duchenne muscular dystrophy Directions: Each group of questions. below. consists of five lettered headings followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each numbered phrase or sentence, select the one heading to which it is most closely related and fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. Each heading may be used once, more than once, or not at all in each group.
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