Theodor Boveri and Chromosome Theory of Inheritance
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Which act is scheduled for a quiz on March 14, 2024?

  • Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016
  • Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
  • The Organ Donation Act
  • The Newborn Screening Act (correct)

What is the topic of the OLA-Submission on April 8-13, 2024?

  • The Newborn Screening Act
  • Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016
  • The Organ Donation Act (correct)
  • Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002

Which act is associated with the University-Wide Retreat on March 7, 2024?

  • The Organ Donation Act
  • Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 (correct)
  • The Newborn Screening Act
  • Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016

What is the focus of the Rationalization - 1st Shifting Exam on February 29, 2024?

<p>Medical Technology Laws (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which act is examined in the SECOND SHIFTING EXAM?

<p>The Organ Donation Act (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is telomerase primarily active in most multicellular eukaryotic organisms?

<p>Germ cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of telomerase in adding repetitive nucleotide sequences?

<p>Adding repetitive nucleotide sequences to the ends of DNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is located at the centromere region and facilitates spindle formation?

<p>Kinetochore (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of telomeres in linear chromosomes in eukaryotes?

<p>Associate with specialized proteins to protect chromosome ends (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process may play a role in senescence and cancer prevention due to steady shortening of telomeres during replication in somatic cells?

<p>Reverse transcription (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of chromosomes are telomeres exclusively present?

<p>Linear chromosomes in eukaryotes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main contribution of Theodor Boveri to genetics?

<p>Provided evidence of chromosomal continuity between generations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Boveri's experiments, what was the primary objective?

<p>Providing a comprehensive explanation for the behavior of chromosomes in heredity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Walter Sutton's work from Theodor Boveri's in genetics?

<p>Sutton extended Boveri's observations on chromosomal configurations during meiosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of genetics was NOT a focus area of Boveri's studies?

<p>Patterns of gene expression in adult organisms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one key area where sex-linked dominance/recessiveness is best observed?

<p>Meiosis during gamete formation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did model animals contribute to the advancement of genetics according to the text?

<p>Model animals allowed the study of Mendelian inheritance patterns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason chromosomes were termed as 'colored bodies'?

<p>As a result of staining with the Flemming stain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of banding patterns in staining chromosomes?

<p>They reveal euchromatin, containing translatable genes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of smooth and rough strain bacteria, what was proven by the first experiment conducted?

<p>DNA, not protein, is passed from generation to generation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In aberrations, what does the number of stained regions (euchromatin) indicate?

<p>The number of genes that can be transcribed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of Chromosome 2 is highlighted as particularly significant?

<p>Centromere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of a telocentric chromosome?

<p>Centromere at the terminal end (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the p arm of a telocentric chromosome referred to as 'satellites'?

<p>It contains repeated sequences of genetic material (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many pairs of telocentric chromosomes are found in humans?

<p>6 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes metacentric chromosomes from telocentric chromosomes?

<p>Almost equal length of chromosome arms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic dictates the type of chromosome based on the arms ratio?

<p>Length of long and short arms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the major difference between telocentric and metacentric chromosomes?

<p>Position of the centromere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason acentric chromosomes are genetically unstable?

<p>They lack centromere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do acrocentric chromosomes contribute to some chromosomal aberration?

<p>They cannot be transmitted in a predictable fashion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to dicentric chromosomes that often leads to their destruction?

<p>They are left in the metaphase plate and disappear (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do monocentric chromosomes have reliability transmitted from parental to daughter cells?

<p>They lack centromere (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic makes submetacentric chromosomes different from acrocentric ones?

<p>They have a 'punit' area for cell division (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are submetacentric chromosomes less likely to be lost compared to acentric chromosomes?

<p>Due to having a specific 'punit' area for cell division (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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