One goal of pedigree analysis is to discover whether the gene in question is located on an X or a Y chromosome or on

a(n) ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


ANSWER: autosome

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a. keratin b. myosin

c. laminin d. actin e. tubulin

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RNA polymerase has several jobs during the transcription process. Which of the following is not a job that it performs?

A. RNA polymerase binds to the promoter region to start transcription. B. RNA polymerase unwraps small segments of DNA to expose the template strand to be transcribed. C. RNA polymerase edits the mRNA strand by removing some sections and splicing together remaining sections. D. RNA polymerase makes a complementary mRNA strand by adding RNA nucleotides.

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Define the term hemizygous and explain how the hemizygous condition relates to sex-linked inheritance. What will be an ideal response?

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A mushroom belongs to which kingdom ?

a. Protist b. Fungi c. Plant d. Animal

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