ODASBS GRADE 12 BIOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTION-genetics 2014

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1. Which of the following carcinogenic agents is a common cause of skin cancer in humans?
A. Ultraviolet radiation B. DNA viruses C. RNA viruses D. Chemical mutagens
2. Which of the following techniques is more appropriate to produce genetically modified
organism?
A. Sexual hybridization C. Artificial insemination
B. Genetic engineering D. vegetative propagation
3. What is the name of the process of synthesizing mRNA along a DNA template?
A. Transformation B. Transcription C. Translation D. Translocation
4. If a cell having 2n = 40 chromosomes divides mitotically, how many chromosomes are expected
each daughter cell?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80
5. During which stage of meiosis do members of homologous pairs of chromosomes separate?
A. Prophase I B. Anaphase I C. Metaphase II D. Anaphase II
6. The DNA of a certain organism has guanine as 30 percent of its bases. What percentage of its
bases would be counted for by adenine?
A. 10% B. 20% C. 30% D. 60%
7. Scientists successfully transferred and inserted a bacterial gene to rice plants and produced the
‘’Golden rice”, a transgenic rice with very high content of vitamin A the grain. Which research
technique did they apply in this process?
A. Normal breeding C. Protoplast fusion
B. Grafting bacteria to rice D. Genetic engineering
8. In order to produce progeny that are genetically identical to their parents as well as to each other,
which of the following methods is appropriate for breeders to use?
A. Hybridization B. Inbreeding C. Artificial insemination D. Cloning
9. Suppose in a population at Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium the frequencies of allele A = 0.5, and
allele a = 0.5, what are the percentages of genotypes AA, Aa and aa, respectively?
A. 36%, 16%, 48% C. 25%, 50%, 25%
B. 16%, 36%, 48% D. 36%, 48%, 16%
10. How many codons are there in the genetic code?
A. 4 B. 16 C. 64 D. 256
11. In humans’ what are the chances that the body at birth would be a boy or a girl?
A. 1:1 B. 1:2 C. 1:3 D. 3:1

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12. The strand that is complementary to the DNA sequence give as TAACCG:
A. AUUGGC B. TAAGCG C. ATTGGC D. GCCAAT
13. What are GMOs?
A. Processed foods C. Transgenic organisms
B. C. Recombinant DNA D. General marine organisms
14. In a DNA strand of 3000 bases, 40% of the molecules are known to belong to guanine. Base.
How many adenine base molecules are present in the same DNA strand?
A. 120 B. 300 C. 600 D. 1200
15. How many sperm cells are formed from 10 primary spermatocytes?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D.80
16. Which of the following hereditary phenomena was not discovered by Mendel
A. Linkage of genes C. Segregation of genes
B. Dominance of genes D. Independent assortment of genes
17. On which of the following evolutionary ideas do Lamarck and Darwin fully agree?
A. Life is a result of natural processes C. Acquired characteristics are inherited
B. Natural selection leads to evolution D. Evolution occurs by the use-and disuse of body parts
18. Which biotechnological process has practical applications in criminal investigation?
A. Bio- fuel production C. DNA finger printing
B. Single cell protein technology D. Using the following to test blood glucose level
19. Choose the cells of the human body that are results of meiosis?
A. Bone cells B. Brain cells C. Egg cells D. Muscle cells
20. Among the following traits of the garden pea studied by Gregor Mendel, identify the one that did
not express itself in the F1 generation?
A. Yellow pod colour C. Round seed shape
B. Violet flower colour D. Axial flower position
21. In the cell cycle, which of the following phases is divided into G2 stages?
A. Interphase B. Prophase C. Metaphase D. Telophase
22. Which of the following does not happen during the cleavage of a zygote?
A. The cells double their contents before division C. The nucleus divides mitotically
B. The ratio of the size of the nucleus to the cytoplasm increase D. Growth occurs
23. Suppose a lady has given birth to four boys in a row. What is the chance that her next child will
be a girl?
A. 100% B. 75% C. 50% D. 25%

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24. Which of the following mechanisms can separate two genes located on the chromosome?
A. Backcrossing B. Crossing C. Segregation D. Independent assortment
25. How do the two strands of DNA combine to form a molecule?
A. A best of one strand pairs with a complementary base of the other strand
B. The phosphate of one strand combines with the phosphate of the other strand
C. The sugar of one strand combines with the complementary sugar of the other strand
D. A ribose sugar combines with a deoxyribose sugar on the same DNA strand
26. What are the three components of a DNA molecule?
A. Glucose, nitrogen and phosphorus C. Sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base
B. Protein, carbohydrate and fat with base D. Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
27. Of the following information, which one was most important to the development of the
techniques of modern genetic engineering
A. The knowledge about recessive characters
B. The discovery of lethal genes
C. The formulation of Punnett squares
D. The knowledge about the structure of the DNA molecule
28. Which of the following molecules is capable of mutation?
A. Nucleic acids B. Proteins C. Carbohydrates D. Lipids
29. Maize plant has 2n = 20 chromosomes. What is the number of chromosomes in the endosperm
tissue of maize?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
30. Suppose a lost found baby is claimed by the four families whose blood genotypes are shown. If
the baby has blood type O, which of the families is the possible parent?
A. AO and BB B. AA and OO C. AO and BO D. AB and OO
31. For what objective do geneticists engineer the Bt gene of bacillus thuringiensis into crop plants?
To make the plant
A. Resistant to insect pests C. Resistant to herbicides
B. Resistant to pesticides D. Produce food of improved quality
32. Which of the following alternatives best defines gene flow?
A. The transmission of genetic information from the cytoplasm to the nucleus
B. The movement of genetic material from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
C. The transmission of genetic information from the cytoplasm to the nucleus
D. The movement of genes from one chromosome to another

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33. Regarding seed characteristics, suppose a heterozygous round yellow pea plant of Rr Yy
genotype is selfed and produced 128 seeds, how many of the seeds are expected to be round
yellow?
A. 72 B. 64 C. 32 D. 16
34. How many daughter cells are produced from a single mitosis division?
A. Two B. Four C. Six D. Eight
35. Which one of the following refers to a change in a gene?
A. Mutation B. Replication C. Protein synthesis D. Transcription
36. Which of the following molecules requires a template molecule for its synthesis?
A. Cellulose B. Protein C. Starch D. Glycogen
37. In the life cycle of sexually reproduction organisms, which of the following processes restores the
chromosome number from haploid to diploid state?
A. Fertilization B. Meiosis C. Chromosomes replication D. mitosis
38. Which of the following structures divides the cytoplasm of a plant cell into two halves?
A. Nuclear membrane B. Cell plate C. spindle D. Cleavage furrow
39. In plant hybridization experiment which one of the following is the best way to prevent self-
pollination?
A. To remove the stamens C. To cross-pollinate flowers
B. To cover flowers with bags D. To make reciprocal crosses
40. Among the following choices, identify the ones that have identical DNA fingerprints?
A. Parents and children C. Fraternal twins
B. Non-twin sibs D. Monozygotic twins
41. Suppose in a monohybrid cross 80F2 plants were produced, what is the number of the plants that
are expected to have the dominant and the recessive phenotypes?
A. 70 dominant + 10 recessive C.50 dominant + 30 recessive
B. 60 dominant + 20 recessive D.40 dominant + 40 recessive
42. In spite of their ability to form hybrids when mated, which one of the following factors is more
important to keep the horse and the donkey as separate species?
A. Their hybrid is not viable C. They cannot form hybrid zygotes
B. Their hybrid is sterile D. They are ecologically isolated
43. Which of the following contains phosphate group in its molecule?
A. Nucleotide B. Protein C. Cellulose D. Simple sugar

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44. Choose the breeding method used by humans to produce new and improved varieties of plants
and animals?
A. Crossing-over B. Natural selection C. Artificial selection D. Independent assortment
45. If it is known that the total amount of DNA in a cell contains 300 nucleotides and adenine
contributes to 80 of these, how many nucleotides go to guanine?
A. 35 B. 70 C. 80 D. 140
46. What proportion of the number of chromosomes found in a normal cell of an angiosperm plant is
expected in its endosperm tissue?
A. Half B. Same C. Two times D. Three times
47. Which one is the correct direction of transfer of genetic information in most living things?
A. Protein DNA mRNA
B. DNA Protein tRNA
C. Protein RNA DNA
D. DNA RNA Protein
48. Which one of the following types of mutations is responsible for sickle cell anaemia?
A. Addition of a base pair C. Substitution of a base pair
B. Deletion of a base pair D. A shift in the reading frame of the genetic code
49. Which of the following phases of mitosis if blocked would produce a cell with twice as many
chromosomes as the mother cell?
A. Interphase B. Prophase C. Anaphase D. Telophase
50. Why is it that the typical diploid chromosome number of many organisms including human
beings is an even number?
A. It is only a coincidence
B. Chromosomes duplicate equal number of chromosomes
C. Both parents contribute equal number of chromosomes
D. Meiosis reduces chromosomes number
51. If, due to incomplete dominance, the F1 plants from a cross of red flowered X white flowered in
the F2 generation?
A. 1 red: 2 pink: 1 white C. 1 red: 1 pink: 1 white
B. 2 red: 1 pink: 1 white D. 3 red: 1 pink: 1 white
52. If it is known that the total number of the purine bases account for 50% of a DNA molecule and if
each of the remaining bases are known to have the same proportion, what proportion is accounted
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A. 25% B.50% C. 75% D. 100%
53. How many different kinds of amino acids are there for protein synthesis?
A. Twenty B. Twenty-four C. Twenty-six D. Thirty-two
54. As was shown by Gregor Mendel in garden pea, what percentage of the F2 generation of a
monohybrid cross has the recessive phenotype?
A. 75% B. 50% C. 25% D. 12.5%
55. Which group of organisms has a system of protein synthesis in which transcription and translation
take place at separate times?
A. In all eukaryotic organisms. C. In multicellular animals only.
B. Only in prokaryotic organisms. D. In both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
56. What do geneticists call the genotype in which the two alleles of a pair are identical?
A. Dominant B. Recessive C. Homozygous D. Heterozygous
57. Which one of the following is NOT a mutation?
A. DNA replication to form two daughter DNAs C. Gain of an extra chromosome by a cell.
B. Deletion of a base pair from DNA. D. Loss of a chromosome b a cell.
58. Which of the following is the best way to check whether an individual having a dominant
phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous for the trait?
A. To cross it to a homozygous recess individual C. To cross it to a heterozygous individual
B. To cross it to a homozygous dominant individual D. To self the individual
59. Which one of the following is referred to as the first law of Mendel?
A. The occurrence of alleles in pairs.
B. The dominance of one allele over the other
C. The equal contribution of alleles by both parents
60. In DNA cloning technology, which of the following molecules serves as a vector of gene of
interest to be transferred to be bacterial host?
A. Bacterial DNA. B. Plasmid DNA. C. Nuclear DNA. D. Mitochondrial DNA
61. A genetic cross between two F1 –hybrid pea plants having yellow seeds (dominant) will yield
what percent green-seeded (recessive) plants in the F2 generation?
A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D.75%
62. What would most likely results if mitosis fails to be accompanied by cytoplasmic division?
A. Two cells without nuclei C. One cell without nucleus
B. Two cells each with one nucleus D. One cell with two identical nuclei
63. Which part of the angiosperm flower are both essential for the success of hybridization
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A. Sepal and petal C. Pollen and filament
B. Stamen and petal D. Gynoecium and androcium
64. Among the following couple whose ABO blood genotypes are shown, which one can produce
children of A, B, AB, O blood types?
A. OO and AB B. BO and AA C. BO and AO D. BB and AO
65. Before making crosses, which part of the flower did mendel remove to avoid self pollination?
A. Stigma B. Ovule C. Ovary D. stamens
66. Which of the following is the correct F2phenotypc ratio of a monohybrid cross?
A. 1: 2 B. 1 : 1 C. 3 : 1 D. 2 : 2
67. One of the following is an important cause of gene mutation.
A. Old age B. Alcoholic drinks C. Smoking D. Radiation
68. How many chromosomes do humans inherit from each of their parents?
A. 23 chromosomes C. 46 chromosomes
B. 23 pairs of chromosomes D. 46 pairs of chromosomes
69. Which of the following is NOT true about the gene called SRY?
A. It is found on the Y – chromosomes. C. It determines maleness
B. Testes develop in its presence D. Females have two copies of this gene.
70. The speed ‘dolly’ is an example of which biotechnological manipulation of animals by human?
A. Transgenic animal C. Genetically engineered animal
B. Cloned animal D. Hybrid animal
71. Choose the one that is different from all the others.
A. Genetically modified organisms C. Genetically engineered organisms
B. Pathogenic organisms D. Transgenic organisms
72. Which of the following crops is considered to be the best choice for a better balance of essential
amino acids as a human diet?
A. Maize B. Quinoa C. Rice D. Wheat
73. In a cross between heterozygotes what proportion is expected to be homozygous recessive?
A. 25 % B. 50 % C. 75 % D. 100 %
74. Gene silencing is the function of one of the following molecules.
A. dsRNA B. mRNA C. siRNA D. tRNA
75. Which process is held responsible for chronic myelogenous leukemia?
A. Translocation B. Translation C. Transcription D. Duplication
76. Two parents of genotype Aa are cross-bred. The alleles show complete dominance. What
proportion of the offspring will phenotypically look like their parents?

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A. 0 B. ½ C. ¼ D. ¾
77. Among the following mating, where the ABO blood genotypes of the partners are shown, identify
the mating in which all the children will have the same blood type.
A. AO XBO B. AA x OO C. AB x BO D. BB x AO
78. Suppose the amino acid coding region in a mRNA is 1200 nucleotides long, how long is the
protein in terms of amino acid number?
A. 1200 amino acids B. 600 amino acids C. 400 amino acids D. 300 amino acids
79. In some human liver cells there are 92 chromosomes per cell. What is the ploidy level of such
cells?
A. Haploid B. Diploid C. Tetraploid D. Hexaploid
80. Which of the following choices shows the end products of a mitotic cell division?
A. Gametes and ordinary cells C. Four genetically different cells
B. Two genetically different cells D. Two genetically identical cells
81. What exactly happens during a substitution mutation?
A. One base is replaced by a different base.
B. An extra base is added during DNA replication.
C. A base is missed out during DNA replication.
D. Changes occur in the arrangement or structure of a chromosome.
82. Which of the following group of animals have males with ZZ and females with ZW sex
chromosome constitution?
A. Grasshoppers B. Birds C. Mammals D. Honey bees
83. On some crosses of maize, the progeny produces better yield than the parents. What is this
phenomenon known as?
A. Dominance B. Heterozygosity C. Hybrid vigour D. Inbreeding depression
84. Which of the following techniques is used to separate DNA fragments according to their size on a
gel?
A. Southern blotting C. Electrophoresis
B. Radioactive D. Digestion by restriction enzyme
85. In a cross between round green pea of RRYY genotype and wrinkled yellow pea of rrYY
genotype, what is the expected genotype of the F1?
A. RRyy B. rrYY C. RRYY D. RrYy
86. Which one of the following is the mechanism by which two genes located on the same
chromosome are separated?
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87. During protein synthesis, where in the cell does transcription take place?
A. Ribosome B. Endoplasmic reticulum C. Nucleus D. Golgi apparatus
88. Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe organisms that have had foreign genes
added to them?
A. Genetically modified organisms C. Transgenic organisms
B. Genetically engineered organisms D, Pathogenic organisms
89. Which field studies the way in which individual traits of organisms are transmitted from one
generation to the next?
A. Genetics B. Ecology C. Evolution D. Morphology
90. Which molecules carry the instructions for protein synthesis?
A. Carbohydrates & lipid B. DNA & RNA C. Amino acids D. Enzymes
91. In protein synthesis, what is produced during transcription?
A. Protein B. DNA C. mRNA D. Polypeptide
92. Which of the following types of chromosome mutations gives rise to an extra chromosome?
A. Inversion B. Translocation C. Deletion D. Non-disjunction
93. Which of the following pairs of individuals have identical DNA fingerprints?
A. Father and son C. Brother and sister
B. Mother and daughter D. Monozygotic twins
94. Which of the following mating produced children all having the same ABO blood phenotypes?
A. AO x AB B. BB X OO C. AO X BO D. AA X BO
95. If a DNA contains 10% thymine, what is the percentage of cytosine in the DNA?
A. 10 % B. 30 % C. 40% D. 90 %
96. Which the following are the two major constituents of eukaryotic chromosomes
A. DNA and RNA B. DNA and Protein C. DNA and Carbohydrate D. RNA and Lipid

97. What is the process called when bacteria directly contact cell to cell and exchange their
genetic information ?

A. Conjugation [Link] C. Co - transformation D. Transduction

98. What do you call a group of genetically identical plants produced by vegetative reproduction?

A. Family B. Clone C. Hybrid D. Genus

99. A cow was found to yield much higher milk than any of the breeds of the parental cattle. What could
be the most probable reason for this?

A. Dominant genes B. Hybrid vigor C. Recessive genes D. Co-dominance genes

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100. When the F1 hybrid of a monohybrid cross is back crossed with the homozygous recessive parent ,
what percentage of the offspring would be homozygous recessive?

A.0% B. 25% C.50% D. 75%

101. Which of the following is the correct constitution of the sex chromosome of a normal woman?
A. XY B. XX C. XO D. XXY
102. Which of the following is true about gene mutation?
A. Altering the DNA sequence of a gene B. Change in the position of a block of genes
C. Addition of genes to a chromosome D. Loss of genes from a chromosome
103. What is the circumstance that causes the health condition known as sickle-cell anaemia?
A. DNA denaturation B. Haemoglobin mutation
C. RNA mutation D. Phosphate mutagenesis
104. Based on similarity in number of amino acide found in haemoglobin, which one of the following
animals has closer phylogenetic relations to human beings?
A. Chicken B. Horse C. Frog D. Gibbon
105. Which of the following sequence represents the correct change in number of chromosomes during
fertilization?
A. n + n  2n B. 2n  2n C. n  n D. 2n  n + n
106. Which of the following is true about sex determination in birds?
A. They have the heterozagotic X and Y chromosomes
B. Males have heterozygotic W and Z chromosomes
C. Females have the homozygote WW chromosomes
D. They have the heterozygotic W and Z chromosomes
107. What percentage of the F2 progeny of a monohybrid cross is expected to have the recessive
phenotype?
A. 100% B. 75% C. 25% D. 50%
.108. Which of the following crosses will produce progeny with the phenotype ration of 3  1?
A. Crossing the F1 to the dominant parent B. Crossing two homozygote individuals
C. Crossing the F1 to the recessive parents D. Crossing two heterozygote individuas
109. Which one of the following terms refers to the failure of sister chromatids to separate from one
another during anaphase?
A. Non- disjunction B. Replication C. Deletion D. Double inversion
110. In cell division , what is the phase that comes following the metaphase called?
A. Extraphase B. Prophase C. Anaphase D. Telophase

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111. If a condon on a messenger RNA is UUU, what is the complementary anticondon on the transfer
RNA?
A. UUU B. GGG C. CCC D. AAA
112. If a clone is produced by transferring a nucleus of animal A to an enucleated egg of animal B and the
egg is then implanted in the uterus of animal C , which animal would the clone resemble most?
A. Animal C B, Animal B C. Animal A D. Other animals
[Link] it is known that the total amount of DNA in a cell is 300 units and that adenine alone contributes
70 of these units , how many units go to cytosine?
A. 40 units B. 70 units C. 80 units D. 35 units
114. Suppose two heterozygous round yellow ( RrYy x RrYy ) pea plants were crossed and seeds were
produced , how many of the seeds expected to be heterozygous round yellow?
A. 64 seeds B. 32 seeds C. 96seeds D. 128seeds
115. Which characteristic of RNA makes it suitable for moving out of the nucleus?
A. Inability to replicate B. Absence of thymine C. Its unstable nature D. Smallness of its size
116. Which aspects of biotechnology is considered strictly genetic engineering?
A. Providing gene therapy B. Production of new types of plants
C. Monoclonal antibodies D. Mapping of the human genome

117. How do different nucleotides of nucleic acids from a stand?

A. By hydrolysis synthesis B. By condensation reaction

C. By peptide linkages D. By disulphide bridges

118. Supposing that 1000 individuals were produced from a cross between Bb and bb , how many of them
are expected to have the Bb genotype?

A. 1000 B. 500 C. 50 D. 0

119. A dihybird cross of round ( dominant) yellow ( dominant) maize seeds gave all four possible
phenotypes. What were the genotypes of the paretal plants?

A. Heterozygous genotypes for the shape and colour B. Heterozygous colour & homozygous shape

C. Homozygous genotypes for shape & colour D. Heterozygous shape & homozygous colour

120. If a plant is known to have a diploid chromosome number of 12, how many chromosomes would
each of its male gametes have?

A. 3 B. 6 C. 12 D. 24

121. Individuals of which blood type CANNOT contribute O allele to their children?

A. Type A B. Type B C. Type AB D. Type O

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A. Mutation B. Transcription C. Translation D. Replication

123. Which of the following gives better evidence for resolution of disputed fatherland?

A. Genetic fingerprinting B. Gene cloning technique

C. Antigen-antibody reaction D. DNA hybridization

124. Which one of the following nucleotide pair bonds can be normally found in a DNA molecule?

A. Adenine-Guanine B. Guanine- Cytosine

C. Cytosine- Uracil D. Adenine Cytosine

125. Which of the following is true?

A. Two parents with A and B blood groups can have children with type AB only

B. Two of the alleles that determine human ABO blood group are co-dominant

C. A gene may have many alleles but an individual has only one allele per gene

D. A homozygous red bull & a homozygous white cow produce all red offspring when the alleles are
incompletely dominant

126. Which of the following biotechnologies has been used by human for thousands of years?

A. Genetic engineering B. Alcohol fermentation C. Monoclonal antibodies D. Gene transfer

127. Which of the following is the sex chromosome constitution of human males?
A. XX B. XY C. ZZ D. ZW
128. Which of the following parts of the flower did Mendel remove from young flowers to
prevent self-pollination?
A. Stemen B. sepal C. petals D. Ovaries
129. What kinds of cross is performed to determine whether the parent was homozygous or
heterozygous?
A. Monohybrid cross B. dihybrid cross C. back cross D. double cross
130. Among the following ABO blood group genotypes, which one produces two type of
antigens?
A. IAIO [Link] C. IAIB D. IBIB
131. Which of the following methods do animal breeders use to produce domestic animals with
hybrid vigor?
A. Feeding with nutritive food C. mating together related animals
B. Giving proper veterinary D. crossbreeding their animals
132. When Mendel crossed a tall pea plant with a short plant, the F1 progeny were all tall. What
F1 did he obtain when he made the reciprocal cross?
A. Short plant B. tall plants C. extra-tall plants D. plants of average height
133. If a heterozygous tall pea plant (Tt) is crossed with a short pea plant (tt), what percentage of
the progeny is expected to be short?
A. 100% B. 75% C. 50% D. 25%

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134. Which of the following nitrogenous bases of nucleic acid is a purine base?
A. Adenine B. Uracil C. Cytosine D. Thymine
135. Which of the plant with the following genotypes is heterozygous?
A. BBYY B. BbYy C. bbyy D. YYBB
136. What happened when enzymes become denaturated?
A. They can normally catalyse the reaction
B. Their active site are changed
C. Rate of the reaction increases
D. Bonds holding amino acids are unaffected
137..At which of the following generations of crosses between dominant and recessive
homozygote parents are all the progeny heterozygous?
A. P1 generation B. F1 generation C. F2 generation D. F3
generation
138. If in a DNA molecule consisting of 1000 base pairs, there are 300 adenine bases, how many
guanine bases will be present?
A. 200 B. 400 C. 600 D. 700
139. Which form of mutation is responsible for the disease known as leukemia?
A. Duplication B. insertion C. inversion D. deletion
140. mutation may be described as:
A. phenotypic change C. change in genetic structure
B. continuous variation D. change due to hybridization

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