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What is the total length of DNA in a single cell when stretched out?
What is the total length of DNA in a single cell when stretched out?
- 1m
- 3m
- 4m
- 2m (correct)
What is the rate of DNA synthesis in replication?
What is the rate of DNA synthesis in replication?
- 100bp/sec
- 50bp/sec
- 35bp/sec (correct)
- 10bp/sec
What is the function of the enzyme Topoisomerase in DNA replication?
What is the function of the enzyme Topoisomerase in DNA replication?
- Synthesizing DNA primer
- Undoing DNA supercoiling (correct)
- Separating the DNA double strand
- Adding bases to the new sequence
What is the purpose of Punnett Squares in genetics?
What is the purpose of Punnett Squares in genetics?
What is the name of the process by which DNA is replicated?
What is the name of the process by which DNA is replicated?
What is the function of the enzyme Ligase in DNA replication?
What is the function of the enzyme Ligase in DNA replication?
What is the primary purpose of Punnett Squares in genetics?
What is the primary purpose of Punnett Squares in genetics?
Which of the following is a key aspect of Mendel's laws of genetic inheritance?
Which of the following is a key aspect of Mendel's laws of genetic inheritance?
What is the primary function of enzymes involved in DNA replication?
What is the primary function of enzymes involved in DNA replication?
What is the characteristic shape of the DNA molecule?
What is the characteristic shape of the DNA molecule?
What is the primary role of DNA replication?
What is the primary role of DNA replication?
What is the significance of Mendel's laws in the context of genetics?
What is the significance of Mendel's laws in the context of genetics?
According to Gregor Mendel's study, what is the basis of a Punnett Square in predicting the chance of inheritance?
According to Gregor Mendel's study, what is the basis of a Punnett Square in predicting the chance of inheritance?
What is the main difference between Mendel's First Law and Second Law?
What is the main difference between Mendel's First Law and Second Law?
What did TH Morgan's work in the 1930s show?
What did TH Morgan's work in the 1930s show?
What is the term for the 'particulate matter' that parents pass on to their offspring, as hypothesized by Gregor Mendel?
What is the term for the 'particulate matter' that parents pass on to their offspring, as hypothesized by Gregor Mendel?
What is the main purpose of a Punnett Square?
What is the main purpose of a Punnett Square?
When was Gregor Mendel's work published, in relation to James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of DNA structure?
When was Gregor Mendel's work published, in relation to James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery of DNA structure?
What is the relationship between dominant and recessive alleles according to Mendel's Law of Dominance?
What is the relationship between dominant and recessive alleles according to Mendel's Law of Dominance?
What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?
What is the purpose of a Punnett Square?
What is the ratio of purple to white flowers in the F1 generation if the purple allele is dominant?
What is the ratio of purple to white flowers in the F1 generation if the purple allele is dominant?
What type of traits are controlled by multiple genes rather than a single gene with 2 alleles?
What type of traits are controlled by multiple genes rather than a single gene with 2 alleles?
What is the genotype of the parent in the Punnett Square if the offspring have a 1:3 ratio of YY:yy?
What is the genotype of the parent in the Punnett Square if the offspring have a 1:3 ratio of YY:yy?
What is the probability that David and Sally's offspring will be carriers of the cystic fibrosis mutant gene?
What is the probability that David and Sally's offspring will be carriers of the cystic fibrosis mutant gene?
What is the probability that a child will be homozygous for the cystic fibrosis mutant gene if both parents are heterozygous for the gene?
What is the probability that a child will be homozygous for the cystic fibrosis mutant gene if both parents are heterozygous for the gene?
According to Mendel's law of genetic inheritance, what is the probability that a trait will be expressed if an individual is heterozygous for that trait?
According to Mendel's law of genetic inheritance, what is the probability that a trait will be expressed if an individual is heterozygous for that trait?
What is the sugar molecule found in the backbone of DNA?
What is the sugar molecule found in the backbone of DNA?
What is the base pairing rule in DNA?
What is the base pairing rule in DNA?
What is the direction in which a sequence of DNA bases is 'read'?
What is the direction in which a sequence of DNA bases is 'read'?
What is the term for the building blocks of DNA and RNA?
What is the term for the building blocks of DNA and RNA?
