G11 .. First Term Revision..

2023
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Which of the following is NOT a mode of genetic exchange
within a bacterial population?
A. conjugation
B. transduction
C. transformation
D. translation
Used after a PCR run to visually confirm the presence of
amplified DNA products ……
A. Gel electrophoresis
B. DNA hybridization
C. DNA degradation
D. DAN isolation
Which of the following is required for repairing the
phosphodiester backbone of DNA during molecular cloning?
A. cDNA
B. reverse transcriptase
C. restriction enzymes
D. DNA ligase
All of the following are processes used to introduce DNA
molecules into bacterial cells except:
A. transformation
B. transduction
C. transcription
D. conjugation
The enzyme that uses RNA as a template to produce a DNA
copy is called:
A. a restriction enzyme
B. DNA ligase
C. reverse transcriptase
D. DNA polymerase
The insulin produced by recombinant DNA technology is
A. a combination of E. coli and human insulin.
B. identical to human insulin produced in the pancreas.
C. cheaper but less effective than pig insulin for treating
diabetes.
D. engineered to be more effective than human insulin.
During the final stage of cell division, the mitotic apparatus disappears,
the chromosomes become attenuated, the centrioles duplicate and
split, the nuclear membrane becomes reconstituted and the nucleolus
reappears. This phase of cell division is known as:
a) prophase
b) metaphase
c) anaphase
d) telophase
During which phase of the cell cycle are normal components
of the cell synthesized and assembled?
A. the M phase
B. the G1 phase
C. the S phase
D. the G2 phase
Nucleolus and endoplasmic reticulum start disappearing at
A. late prophase
B. early prophase
C. late metaphase
D. early metaphase
Early prophase of a diploid cell has_____ sets of chromosomes;
telophase of a diploid cell has ____ sets of chromosomes
A. 1-2
B. 2-1
C. 2-2
D. 1-1
A protein complex, that links sister chromatids, is

A. actin
B. cohesin
C. myosin
D. actomyosin
Formation of cell plate starts at …….
A.G2 phase
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D.S phase
If you want to count the number of chromosomes, which is the
best stage to do so?
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Mitotic anaphase and metaphase have
A. chromosomes are halved at anaphase
B. chromatids are halved at anaphase
C. the same number of chromosomes and chromatids
D. both chromosomes and chromatids are halved at anaphase
Synapsis and crossing over of chromosomes occurs i which
phases of meiosis?

A. Interphase
B. Prophase
C. Metaphase
D. Telophase
The chromosomes of a eukaryotic cell are located i the:
A. mitochondria
B. nucleus
C. chloroplast
D. all the above
Colchicine arrests cell division at ………
A. interphase
B. prophase
C. metaphase
D. anaphase
 Cell division occurring during cleavage
A. meiosis
B. mitosis
C. amitosis
D. closed mitosis

Open, closed, and semi-open mitosis in eukaryotes.

A. thymine
B. cytosine.
C. thymine and cytosine.
D. both A and B.
The genetic material of a prokaryotic cell are located in the:

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Organisms with cells containing two sets of parental
chromosomes are called:
A. diploid
B. bisomal
C. haploid
D. autosomal
Which of the following is NOT a component of chromosomes?

A. histones
B. non-histone proteins
C. DNA
D. RNA
Which organelle has been shown to contain DNA?

A. Ribosome
B. Mitochondria
C. Golgi Apparatus
D. none of the above
Peptide bonds are found in:

A. carbohydrates.
B. lipids
C. nucleic acids
D. proteins
Genes are able to control a cell's fate by determining the
synthesis of:
A. other genes
B. enzymes
C. carbohydrates
D. fat
DNA present in a structural gene that does not seem to have a
specific coding function is known as what?
A. intron.
B. Exon.
C. Allele.
D. Nucleotide.
The alternative forms of gene at the same locus on homologous
chromosomes are called what?

A. Alleles.
B. Characters.
C. Traits.
D. chromosomes
In biology, what is the word used to describe the appearance of
an individual without regard to its hereditary constitution?

A. homozygous.
B. Heterozygous.
C. Phenotype.
D. Genotype.
Homozygous refers to:
A. similar types of chromosomes
B. having similar functions on an evolutionary basis
C. particles in solution that are inseparable
D. having identical alleles for a given gene
Which of the following laws best describes the statement: The
members of an homologous pair of genes are separated during
meiosis of reproductive cells so that each gamete contains one
of the alleles is …….
A. law of segregation
B. law of independent assortment
C. law of filial generation
D. law of sorting
Which of the following refers to a cross in which traits are
considered simultaneously?
A. dihybrid cross
B. filial cross
C. punnett cross
D. none of the above
The chromosomes responsible for characteristics other than sex are
known by which of the following terms?

A. ribosomes
B. lysosomes
C. autosomes
D. bisomes.
Which of the following blood types is referred to as the
universal RECIPIENT?
A. A
B. AB
C. O
D. B
What genetic term describes the situation when a part of a chromosome
is broken off and lost?

A. Chromosomal deletion.
B. Chromosomal addition.
C. Gene deletion.
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Which of the following are capable of causing chromosomal
mutations?
A. hydrogen peroxide
B. high body temperature
C. X-rays
D. all of the above
When a color blind man marries a woman pure for normal
color vision, it is probable that one of the following situations
may result. Is it probable that …….
A. all the children will be color blind
B. all the grandchildren will be color blind
C. only the sons will be colorblind
D. half the grandsons will be color blind
An individual with three X chromosomes is likely t be:
A. a clinically normal female
B. an abnormal female
C. a Turner's individual
D. a Kleinfelter's individual
A normal female human cell will have how many Barr bodies per
cell?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Haploids have ….
A. Single set of genome
B. Double set of genome
C. Multiple set of genome
D. No genome
Lethal genes can ……
A. Kill their bearers
B. Handicap their bearers
C. Kill the insects on plants
D. Kill the weeds
Lethal genes are …..
A. recessive homozygous
B. recessive heterozygous
C. dominant heterozygous
D. codominant
Father with blood type A and Mother with blood type O
produce a child. The child:
A. must have blood type A
B. must have blood type O
C. may have blood type A or O
D. may have blood type B
Which of the following refers to the science concerned with the
application of genetic principles to the improvement of the
human species?
A. assortive mating
B. eugenics
C. holandricism
D. none of these
studying different biomes utilizing various types of sequencing ….
A. metagenomics
B. assortive mating
C. eugenics
D. holandricism
Used to detect and identify different types of microbes in the environment ……
A. metagenomics
B. assortive mating
C. eugenics
D. DNA extraction & sequencing
The science of studying the entire collection of mRNA
molecules produced by cells, allowing scientists to monitor
differences in gene expression patterns between cells, is called:
A. genomics
B. transcriptomics
C. proteomics
D. pharmacogenomics
The science of studying genomic fragments from microbial
communities, allowing researchers to study genes from a
collection of multiple species, is called:
A. pharmacogenomics
B. transcriptomics
C. metagenomics
D. proteomics