Question

1.
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The expression of genes in an organism can be influenced by the ___.

environment

pleiotropy

plasmid

other organism
2.
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This is the generic name for sex cells or haploid cells of both sexes.

nucleotides

sperm cells

gametes

egg cells
3.
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___ carries the DNA information to the rest of the cell.

rRNA

DNA

mRNA

tRNA
4.
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___ is the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology.

Translation

Transcription

Genetic engineering

Mutation
5.
Fill in the blank.

The haploid chromosome number for the red panda is 18. The diploid number is

.
6.
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Traits that are controlled by more than two alleles are called ____________.

multiple-allele series

double helix

dominant

heterozygous
7.
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The process in which the mRNA is being copied from DNA is ___________.

mutation

translation

transcription

genetic engineering
8.
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Daughter cells in meiosis are ___.

different from the parent cell, but identical to each other

exact copies of the parent cell

different from the parent cell and different from each other

identical to the parent cell, but different from each other
9.
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___ describes the processes used to create an exact genetic replica of another cell, tissue or organism.

Genetic engineering

Cloning

Mutation

Pedigree mapping
10.
Matching.

means two of the same alleles while
means two different alleles.

Answer 1

1. environment
2. gametes
3. mRNA
4. Genetic engineering
5. 36
6. multiple-allele series
7. transcription
8. different from the parent cell and different from each other
9. Cloning
10. homozygous = two of the same alleles; heterozygous = two different alleles