______ is found in the nucleus of all eukaryotic cells.

ACytoplasm
BEndoplasmic reticulum
CATP
DDNA

Monosomy is a condition that occurs when an individual has ____ of a particular chromosome.

AThree
BOnly one
CTwo
DNone of the above

What type of autosomal disease is phenylketonuria?

ADominant
BSex-linked
CRecessive
DNone of the above

In DNA, adenine is always paired with which base?

ACytosine
BGuanine
CThymine
DUracil

What kind of sugar is part of DNA?

ARibose
BDeoxyribose
CSucrose
DGlucose

An insertion is when a large part of _____ is put into a gene.

AATP
BRNA
CDNA
DNone of the above

Mutations can explain _______ in inheritance patterns.

ASegregation
BIdentical traits
CIndependent assortment
DSudden changes

Which of the following is an autosomal dominant disease?

AAchondroplastic dwarfism
BPolydactly
CHuntington's Disease
DAll of the above

Which of the following is an example of incomplete dominance?


lack and white pigeons who mate have gray offspring

male patterned baldness

ABO blood types

none of the above


DNA polymerase breaks bonds between

ASugars.
BNitrogen bases.
CPhosphate groups.
DAll of the above

In the asexual method of reproduction, all organisms in a colony are genetically unequal.

ATRUE
BFALSE

______ can be treated by injecting genetically engineered insulin.

AAnemia
BE. coli infections
CNausea
DDiabetes

Which of the following is a possible genotype for a person with AB blood?

AIBIo
BIAIo
CIAIB
Dnone of the above

How many sex chromosome pairs does a human have?

A22
B44
C1
D2

What would be a reason Mendel shouldn't have used the garden pea plant as his experimental organism?

AThey could be self-pollinated.
BHe could control pollination.
CThey are self-compatible.
Dnone of the above