The branch of genetics concerned with the mechanisms by which genes are transferred from parent to
offspring is called ____ .
A. transmission genetics D. molecular genetics
B. pedigree analysis E. recombinant DNA technology
C. cytogenetics
A
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Which of the following damaged templates encountered by a replication fork is repaired by gap repair?
A. A replication fork encounters a lesion and translesion synthesis occurs. B. The replication fork encounters a lesion and stalls. C. The replication fork encounters a lesion and bypasses it, restarting synthesis on the other side of the lesion. D. The replication fork encounters a lesion at which repair has been initiated and the fork collapses. E. The replication fork encounters heteroduplex DNA.
Gen-Probe Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test uses which type of nucleic acid amplification test?
a. Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) b. Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) c. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) d. Standard displacement amplification (SDA)
Konrad Lorenz is noted for his studies on
a. prenatal marking. b. mating behavior. c. imprinting. d. the genetic basis of behavior. e. insight learning.
A newly evolved species may take over an ecological role or ecological niche that is already occupied
if the new species has:a. the ability to alter or change the environmental parameters. b. features that make it competitively superior to the original occupant of that niche. c. the ability to evolve through natural selection, whereas the original occupant cannot continue to evolve. d. the ability to grow to a larger size, thus providing it with a selective advantage. e. fitness that is almost as high as the fitness of the original species.