Question 1

Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   Endoplasmic reticulum
B)   Mitochondria
C)   Ribosome
D)   Plasma membraneE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ________ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

Accepted Answer

A)   mother's phenotype
B)   father's phenotype
C)   mother's genotype
D)   father's genotypeE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following does not inactivate an X chromosome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mammals
B)   Drosophila
C)   C. elegans
D)   MarsupialsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is primarily responsible for the maternal effect?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sperm cells
B)   Oocytes
C)   Nurse cells
D)   PlacentaE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

How many Barr bodies would an individual with a XXY genotype possess?

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   1
C)   2
D)   None of the answers are correctE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following categories of genes is typically NOT encoded in cpDNA?

Accepted Answer

A)   Genes encoding rRNA.
B)   Genes encoding tRNA.
C)   Genes for photosynthetic pathway enzymes.
D)   Genes encoding nuclear proteins.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mendelian inheritance
B)   Sex-linked inheritance
C)   Paternal inheritance
D)   Maternal inheritance
E)   Maternal effectF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The coat color of calico cats is a result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   maternal inheritance
B)   X-inactivation
C)   imprinting
D)   extranuclear inheritanceE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which inheritance pattern is common to oogenesis, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maternal inheritance
B)   Epigenetic inheritance
C)   Maternal effect
D)   Paternal inheritanceE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

mtDNA contains all of the genes necessary for the complete function of mitochondrial metabolism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Non-Mendelian Inheritance

mtDNA contains all of the genes necessary for the complete function of mitochondrial metabolism.

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Which of the following does not inactivate an X chromosome?

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Which of the following categories of genes is typically NOT encoded in cpDNA?

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Which inheritance pattern is common to oogenesis, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis?

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What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?

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In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ________ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

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How many Barr bodies would an individual with a XXY genotype possess?

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Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

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The coat color of calico cats is a result of ________.

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Which of the following is primarily responsible for the maternal effect?

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Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

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Exam 5: Non-Mendelian Inheritance

mtDNA contains all of the genes necessary for the complete function of mitochondrial metabolism.

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Which of the following does not inactivate an X chromosome?

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Which of the following categories of genes is typically NOT encoded in cpDNA?

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Which inheritance pattern is common to oogenesis, spermatogenesis, and embryogenesis?

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What type of inheritance is observed with extranuclear DNA?

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In the gene that affects snail coiling, the ________ is responsible for the phenotype of the offspring.

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How many Barr bodies would an individual with a XXY genotype possess?

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Both parents usually imprint the same gene.

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The coat color of calico cats is a result of ________.

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Which of the following is primarily responsible for the maternal effect?

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Where is extranuclear DNA located in mammalian cells?

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