EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
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The chromosome refers to a DNA molecule complexed with RNA and proteins to form a thread like structure containing genetic information.
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Human body cells are diploid, which mean they______ . a. divide to form two cells b. have two full sets of chromosomes c. contain two chromosomes
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a. composed of 4 DNA strands; composed of 2 DNA strand
b. composed of 1 DNA Strand; composed of 2 DNA strands
c.composed of 2 DNA strands; composed of 1 DNA strand
d. composed of 2 DNA strands; composed of 4 DNA strands
Homologous chromosomes_____ . a. are inherited from two parents b. are sister chromatids c. are different in size and in length
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EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
Ch. 11 - Prob. 1SQCh. 11 - A duplicated chromosome has ______ chromatids. a....Ch. 11 - Prob. 3SQCh. 11 - Prob. 4SQCh. 11 - Prob. 5SQCh. 11 - Prob. 6SQCh. 11 - Prob. 7SQCh. 11 - Prob. 8SQCh. 11 - Prob. 9SQCh. 11 - Prob. 10SQ
Ch. 11 - Prob. 11SQCh. 11 - Prob. 12SQCh. 11 - ________ are characteristic of cancer. a....Ch. 11 - Prob. 14SQCh. 11 - Prob. 15SQCh. 11 - When a cell reproduces by mitosis and cytoplasmic...Ch. 11 - The eukaryotic cell in the photo on the left is in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3CTCh. 11 - Suppose you have a way to measure the amount of...
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- Same pair of chromose that carries an identical genetic information as other a. haploid chromosome b. x chromosome c. homologous chromosome d. diploid chromosomearrow_forwardHomologous chromosomes finding each other and lining up is called... O A. Mitosis O B. Synapsis OC. Crossing over OD. Independent assortmentarrow_forwardAutosomal homologous chromosomes a. are joined at the centromere b. are the same size but different shape c. have identical gene locations and alleles d. consist of a copy of a paternal and a maternal chromosomearrow_forward
- These items separate from each other during anaphase 2 of meiosis. a. Sister chromatids b. Homologous chromosome c. Genes d. The two parts of a cellarrow_forwardThe human X and Y chromosomes a. are about the same size and have approximately the same number of genes b. include genes that determine an individual's sex c. are almost entirely homologous, despite their different names d. are both present in every somatic cell of males and females alikearrow_forwardMany cancers are often associated with ________ A. deletion B. duplication C. translocation D. transposition E. inversionarrow_forward
- 1. Genes in different chromosomes ______ during meiosis. Genes that are very close together in the same chromosome are ______. a. do not assort independently; linked b. do not assort independently; unrelated c. assort independently; linked d. assort independently; unrelated 2. Suppose that codons consisted of 4 nucleotides instead of 3 and that there were only 2 different bases. How many amino acids could be encoded by this variant of the genetic code?arrow_forwardHow many Barr bodies would you expect to see in a human cellcontaining the following chromosomes? a. XYY b. XXX c. XXXXarrow_forwardIn which of the following is genetic material moved betweennonhomologous chromosomes?a. insertion d. translocationb. nondisjunction e. inversionc. deletionarrow_forward
- In meiosis, we talk about the daughter cells having half the chromosomes of the parent cell. Choose the option that best describes what is happening to end up with half the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells. Question 8Answer a. All of the chromosomes are chemically cut in half so the daughter cells get the top or the bottom half of each of the chromosomes. b. Each daughter cell has one chromosome from each of the homologous pairs found in the parent cell. c. Each daughter cells gets a random set of chromosomes that add up to half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells had..arrow_forwardIn addition to DNA swapping, another contributor to the uniqueness of eggs/sperm and people is ____________ that happens in _______________. A. mutations in DNA; reproductive tissues at puberty B. DNA replication errors; Interphase C. random lining up of chromosomes across the middle of the cell; Metaphase D. decondensing of chromosomes; interkinesis and cytokinesisarrow_forwardEukaryotic chromosomes a. have only histones b. have DNA and RNA c. have DNA, RNA, and protein d. have DNA, histones, and scaffold protein e. are made of RNA and proteinarrow_forward
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