Genetics Quiz 🧬
1 What is the name of the structure formed when DNA wraps around histone proteins?
It's the fundamental unit of chromatin...
Nucleosome
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2 What genetic condition results from having XXY sex chromosomes?
Named after an American endocrinologist...
Klinefelter syndrome
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3 What is the process called where ribosomes synthesize proteins from mRNA?
It follows transcription in protein synthesis...
Translation
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4 What nitrogen base in RNA replaces thymine found in DNA?
It pairs with adenine...
Uracil
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5 What is the term for chromosomes that carry the same genes in the same order?
You inherit one from each parent...
Homologous chromosomes
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6 What is the inheritance pattern shown when red and white flowers produce pink offspring?
Neither allele is completely dominant...
Incomplete dominance
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7 What is the term for the point where homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material?
It occurs during prophase I of meiosis...
Chiasma
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8 What is the term for the genetic constitution of an organism (e.g., TT or Tt)?
It's different from physical appearance...
Genotype
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9 What is the name of the gene on the Y chromosome responsible for male development?
It stands for Sex-determining Region Y...
SRY gene
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10 What is the term for chromosomes that are not involved in sex determination?
Humans have 22 pairs of these...
Autosomes
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