Genetics Terminology Quiz
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Which type of polyploids have complete sets of chromosomes from two or more different ancestral species?

  • Allopolyploids (correct)
  • Synteny polyploids
  • Autopolyploids
  • Haploploids
  • What is the primary function of phosphodiester bonds in DNA?

  • Linking nucleotide bases
  • Bonding sugar components of adjacent nucleotides (correct)
  • Formation of double helix structure
  • Initiating replication process
  • What is the basis for the C-value paradox among eukaryotes?

  • Lack of synteny groups
  • Unidirectional replication
  • Inconsistent relationship between C-value and organism complexity (correct)
  • Overlapping replication forks
  • Which model of DNA replication involves hydrogen bonds breaking between DNA bases to allow strand separation?

    <p>Watson-Crick model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of F factors in bacterial cells?

    <p>Mediate conjugation and genetic transfer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of transposable elements in DNA sequences?

    <p>Jump from one DNA molecule to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bacterial mutants may acquire multiple-antibiotic-resistance cassettes through integrons?

    <p>Antibiotic-resistant mutants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Circular DNA molecules that can replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome' describes:

    <p>'Plasmids'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of insertion sequences among transposable elements?

    <p>Are the smallest &amp; simplest of the transposable elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key feature of rolling circle replication in DNA?

    <p>One DNA strand is cut to produce an extended strand</p> Signup and view all the answers

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