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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?

Watson-Crick model (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Mediate conjugation and genetic transfer (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Jump from one DNA molecule to another (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Antibiotic-resistant mutants (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

'Plasmids' (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Are the smallest & simplest of the transposable elements (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

One DNA strand is cut to produce an extended strand (D) Signup and view all the answers

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