Mutation and Variation

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology › Mutation and Variation

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Which of the following genotypes represents an individual with Turner syndrome?

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Which of the following genotypes represents an individual with Turner syndrome?

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Which of the following methods results in no loss of information when repairing a double-stranded DNA break?

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Which of the following methods results in no loss of information when repairing a double-stranded DNA break?

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Which of the following terms best describes non-random association of alleles at different loci?

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Which of the following terms best describes non-random association of alleles at different loci?

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When mutations occur after the embryo has been fertilized and result in two or more genetically distinct populations of cells is best described as which of the following?

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When mutations occur after the embryo has been fertilized and result in two or more genetically distinct populations of cells is best described as which of the following?

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A researcher has finally managed to design a plasmid that will allow him to begin expressing an important recombinant protein. After analyzing the sequencing data of the plasmid, however, he discovers that a mutation has occurred in the coding region of his protein. If he still wishes to express the wild type protein, does he need to construct a new plasmid?

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A researcher has finally managed to design a plasmid that will allow him to begin expressing an important recombinant protein. After analyzing the sequencing data of the plasmid, however, he discovers that a mutation has occurred in the coding region of his protein. If he still wishes to express the wild type protein, does he need to construct a new plasmid?

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