Chapter 1

______ are observable traits

Genotypes

Phenotypes

Alleles

Chromatids

_____ are an alternative form of a gene

Alleles

Gametes

Kinetochores

Chromosomes

What are the 3 branches of genetics?

Transmission, Molecular, Evolutionary

Chemical, Microscopic, Historical

Translation, Molecular, Evolutionary

Mendelian, Chemical, Evolutionary

Which of the following are NOT advantages of model organisms?

What is the difference between homologous and non-homologous chromosomes?

Homologous chromosomes contain alleles for the same type of gene

Non-homologous chromosomes contain alleles for the same type of gene

Homologous chromosomes appear in bacteria only

None of the above

What did Griffith discover?

DNA is the transforming unit

RNA is the transforming unit

Chromosomes are the transforming unit

Ribosomes are the transforming unit

Briefly describe Griffith's experiment and the results from it

Who's work did Watson and Crick use to build their model of the DNA?

Franklin and Chargaff

Griffith and Mendel

Franklin and Macleod

McCarty and Chargaff

True or False: Adenine and Guanine are pyrimidines

True

False

The DNA template strand is ______ and reads ________

Antisense, 3'->5'

Antisense, 5'->3'

Sense, 3'->5'

Sense, 5'->3'

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