Which of the following statement concerning structural genes is FALSE?
a. Most structural genes encode a single polypeptide.
b. Coding regions always contain introns.
c. There may be noncoding regions at the end of the gene.
d. A single DNA sequence can sometimes code for more than one polypeptide.
e. All of the above are true
Ans: b
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DNA sequence evidence suggests that plants, fungi, and animals arose from different lineages of unicellular protists. This suggests which of the following?
A. Protists arose before the other three kingdoms. B. Early ancestors to plants, fungi, and animals could interbreed. C. Multicellular organisms only arose once in evolutionary history. D. The animal, plant, and fungal kingdoms contain some single-celled organisms. E. All unicellular organisms are now extinct.
If natural selection is real, why do lethal recessive disorders still exist in populations?
A. Recessive disorders most frequently do not manifest until later in life, after the individual has reproduced. B. Recessive alleles remain hidden in carriers who are not affected by the disorder. C. There may be an advantage to individuals who are heterozygous. D. Recessive disorders most frequently do not manifest until later in life, after the individual has reproduced; and recessive alleles remain hidden in carriers who are not affected by the disorder. E. Recessive alleles remain hidden in carriers who are not affected by the disorder; and there may be an advantage to individuals who are heterozygous.
In sexual reproduction in ciliates the sequence of events is
A. (1) In each conjugating cell, the macronucleus and micronucleus undergo meiosis. One haploid macronucleus and micronucleus disintegrate in each cell. (2) The remaining nuclei undergo mitosis to produce two macronuclei and two micronuclei. (3) One set of nuclei stays in the parent cell and the other moves to the opposite cell. (4) The cells separate, each with two sets of nuclei, one of its own and one from its conjugant. (5) The two haploid micronuclei in each cell fuse to form a diploid micronucleus, and the two macronuclei fuse to form a diploid macronucleus. (6) The diploid nuclei mitotically, producing four diploid macronuclei and four micronuclei. B. (1) In each conjugating cell, the micronucleus undergoes meiosis to produce four haploid micronuclei, of which three disintegrate. (2) The remaining micronucleus undergoes mitosis to produce two. (3) One micronucleus stays in the parent cell and the other moves to the opposite cell while the macronucleus in each cell disintegrates. (4) The cells separate, each with two nuclei, one of its own and one from its conjugant. (5) The two haploid micronuclei in each cell fuse to form a diploid micronucleus. (6) The diploid micronucleus divides mitotically, producing four diploid macronuclei and four micronuclei. C. (1) In the pair of conjugating cells, the micronuclei undergo mitosis to produce four diploid micronuclei. All but one of these micronuclei disintegrate. (2) The remaining micronucleus undergoes meiosis to produce two. (3) One micronucleus stays in the parent cell and the other moves to the opposite cell while the macronucleus in each cell disintegrates. (4) The cells separate, each with two nuclei. (5) One haploid micronucleus in each cell forms a new haploid macronucleus and the other divides mitotically to form eight new haploid micronuclei. (6) The two haploid macronuclei fuse to form a diploid one and the eight haploid micronuclei fuse by pairs into four diploid micronuclei.
Fluorescent dyes are able to detect viable cells in a sample
a. If they are dividing. b. if their cell walls are not intact. c. if the green fluorescent dye penetrates the cell. d. if the red fluorescent dye penetrates the cell.