A ____________________ organism is one that carries a gene that has been transferred to it from

another species. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ANS: transgenic

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In the genus Caulobacter, asymmetric transverse fission produces a flagellated ________ cell that swims off but eventually settles, ejects its flagella, and forms a ________ that adheres to surfaces.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Genetic map units represent

a. absolute physical distances between genes. b. locations of different alleles of a gene. c. the chromosome on which a given gene is located. d. the actual DNA sequence of a gene. e. relative positions of genes with respect to each other.

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In the human life cycle, somatic cells are diploid and gametes are haploid

a. true b. false

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Whole blocks of genes that have been copied from one chromosome to another are referred to as

A. multigene families. B. segmental duplications. C. codons. D. tandem clusters.

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