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Bio 110 exam 3
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/16/2010

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What is an example of Convergent evolution
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The wings of Birds and Bats.
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The movement of genetic material when individuals migrate to join new populations
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Gene Flow
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During S phase of the cell cycle
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DNA is replicated
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A chromosome contains
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Scaffolding proteins
DNA
Histones
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In mitosis
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the DNA first becomes evident as chromosomes during prophase
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instead of having a nuclear envelope, prokaryotes have a ring of DNA in a central area called the
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Nucleiod.
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The phase that takes the longest time in the cell cycle
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Interphase
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In which phase of the cell cycle would the DNA be present as Chromatin
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Interphase
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The two sister chromatids of a chromosome are
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Genetically identical
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Cancer cells are different from most cells becuase
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They contain telomerase
contain cyclin throughout the cell
avoid aging
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The complete set of DNA of an individual
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Genome
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Genes are functional units of DNA that produce
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Mono saccharides
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Chromosomes are pulled towards opposite sides of the cell by
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Spindle Fibers
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Homozygous individuals have two identical alleles for the same gene.
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True
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phenotypes of reccessive alleles
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can disappear and reappear within later generations
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what disease can not be detected based on the karyotype of the fetus
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Huntingtons disease.
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Gene therapy will most likely be successful in the future treatment of
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Cystic Fibrosis
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A genetic family history, from which inherited diseases can often be determined
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pedigree
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Scientist established that non-pathogenic bacteria could be rendered virulent if mixed with dead pathogenic bacteria
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Griffith
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scientist established that an unknown principle carries the necessary info for bacterial transformation
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Griffith
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These scientists established that DNA must be the genetic material
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Avery, MacLeod, McCarty
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Scientists responsible for "Blender experiments"
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Hershey and CHase
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scientist established that under normal conditions, DNA base pairing occurs between AT and CG
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Chargaff
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All of the following are enzymes involved in DNA replication except..
a-Helicase b-topoismerase c-primase
d-ligase e-reverse transcriptase
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E
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A silent mutation
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does not change the coding
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Faculty member with DNA polymerase
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Dr. Gestl
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Faculty member on Cancer biology
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Dr Slusher
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