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Quiz: Position Effect
Due Feb 13 at 11:59pm Points 60 Questions 10
Time Limit 40 Minutes Allowed Attempts 2
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Learn material from Module 5: Week 5.
Contains 10 multiple-choice, true/false, multiple answer, and matching questions.
Is limited to 40 minutes.
Allows 2 attempts with average grade recorded.
Is worth 60 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 5: Week 5.
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Attempt History
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LATEST Attempt 1 14 minutes 33 out of 60
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Score for this attempt: 33 out of 60
Submitted Feb 11 at 11:03am
This attempt took 14 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Which of the following statements about Alpha-Thalassemia is
false?
It is a condition where hemoglobin contains only beta subunits.
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, 2/11/22, 11:04 AM Quiz: Position Effect: MSCI505: Principle of Medical Genetics (B03)
This disease is caused by a large DNA deletion between the
HBA2 gene and the LUC7L gene.
The LUC7L gene is transcribed in the same direction as the HBA2
gene.
RNAi mechanisms result in the HBA2 gene getting silenced by
DNA methylation.
Question 2 pts
Based on the information presented from the Bi et. al., assigned reading,
which of the following statements represents the conclusion of Figure
1G?
LexA acts like a barrier protein activating URA3 but leaving TRP1
repressed.
LexA acts like a barrier protein leaving URA3 repressed but
keeping TRP1 active.
LexA acts like a barrier protein by not activating either the URA3 or
TRP1 genes.
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