Test Bank - Essentials of Genetics, 8th, 9th & 10th Edition by Klug, All Chapters

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gbygWilliamgSgKlug,gMichaelgCummings,gCharlotte
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Chapterg1gIntroductiongtogGenetics


1) ThegCRISPR-
Casgsystemgpotentiallygrepresentsgonegofgthegmostgpowergtechniquesginggeneticsgasgagresu
ltgofgitsgrolegin associatedgwithgspecificghumangdisorders.
A) identifyingggenes
B) editingggenes
C) producinggnewggenes
D) regulatingggenes
E) transmittingggenesgAnswer:gB
Section:gIntroduction
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding


2)


Ingtheg1600s,gWilliamgHarveygstudiedgreproductiongandgdevelopment.gWhatgisgthegtermggi
vengtoghisgtheorygwhichgstatesgthatgangorganismgdevelopsgfromgthegfertilizedgegggbygagsu
ccessiongofgdevelopmentalgeventsgthatgleadgtogangadult?
A) preformation
B) spontaneousggeneration
C) cellgtheory
D) transduction
E) epigenesisgAnswer:gEgSection:g1.1
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding




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3)


Whatgisgthegtermggivengtogthegtheorygwhichgstatesgthatgtheggametegcontainsgagcompleteg
miniaturegadult?
A) preformation
B) transduction
C) transformation
D) conjugation
E) cellgtheorygAnswer:gAgSection:g1.1
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding


4)


Whatgisgthegtermggivengtogthegtheorygwhichgputgforthgthegideagthatglivinggorganismsgcoul
dgarisegbygincubatinggnonlivinggcomponents?
A) spontaneousggeneration
B) naturalgselection
C) evolution
D) preformation
E) collectivegcombinationgAnswer:gA
Section:g1.1
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding
g


5) SchleidengandgSchwanngproposedgthegcellgtheorygwhichgstatesgthat .
A) cellsgcontainggeneticginformationgingtheirgnucleus
B)


cellsgmovegfromgthegvariousgpartsgofgthegbodygtogthegreproductivegorgansgtogproducegoffs
pring
C) cellsgaregderivedgfromgpreexistinggcells

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D) cellsgpropagategviagasexualgreproduction
E) cellsgrepresentgthegbasicgunitsgofghereditygAnswer:gC
Section:g1.1
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding


6) Who,galonggwithgAlfredgWallace,gformulatedgthegtheorygofgnaturalgselection?
A) GregorgMendel
B) WilliamgHarvey
C) LouisgPasteur
D) CharlesgDarwin
E) JamesgWatsongAnswer:gDgSection:g1.1
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding


7) Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgnaturalgselection?
A) agbird'sgbeakgisgablegtogeffectivelygcrackgthegseedsgitgencounters
B) doggbreedinggbyghumans
C) dependinggongthegfoodgagturtlegeats,gitsgshellgmayggrowgfastergorgslower
D) sometimegduringghuman'sglifegtheygbreakgagbone
E) bacteriagcangbegeffectivelygkilledgbygtreatmentgwithgbleachgAnswer:gA
Section:g1.1
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gEvaluating/Creating


8)


WhichgofgthegfollowinggbotanistsgwasgnotginvolvedgwithgbringinggMendel'sgworkgtoglightg
ingtheg1900s?
A) CarlgCorrens
B) CarlgLinnaeus
C) HugogdegVries
D) ErichgTschermakgAnswer:gA
Section:g1.1

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9)


WhogwasgthegAugustiniangmonkgthatgconductedgagdecadegofgexperimentsgongtheggardengp
ea,geventuallygshowinggthatgtraitsgaregpassedgfromgparentsgtogoffspringgingpredictablegway
s?
A) FrancisgCrick
B) AlfredgWallace
C) Hippocrates
D) Aristotle
E) GregorgMendelgAnswer:gEgSection:g1.2
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding


10)


Ingmanygspecies,gtheregaregtwogrepresentativesgofgeachgchromosome.gIngsuchgspecies,gthe
gcharacteristicgnumbergofgchromosomesgisgcalledgthe
number.gItgisgusuallygsymbolizedgas .
A) haploid;gn
B) haploid;g2n
C) diploid;g2n
D) diploid;gn
E) polyploid;gngAnswer:gCgSection:g1.2
Bloom'sgTaxonomy:gRemembering/Understanding


11) Geneticsgisgdefinedgasgthegbranchgofgbiologygassociatedgwith .
A) hereditygandgvariation
B) mutationgandgrecession
C) transcriptiongandgtranslation
D) diploidgandghaploid

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