Chromosome Quizzes & Trivia
Quiz on content from Lecture One of Genetics module.
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Sample QuestionName the Scientist that isolated nuclein (now nucleic acid) from human pus.
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Sample QuestionThe cells in your eyeball's are examples of somatic cell's.
The Y chromosome is known as 1 of the two sex chromosomes found in mammals. It is also known as the sex-determining chromosome in most species. In other words, its presence or absence that determines the male/female sex of...
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Sample QuestionHow many base pairs can be found in the human Y chromosome?
Mccabe lecture on chromosomes and recombination
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Sample QuestionIndications for ordering a chromosome analysis include:
In the study of biology, the chromosome theory of inheritance (often referred to as the Sutton-Boveri theory) explains how chromosomes are the carriers of genetic material that we receive from our respective parent cells. What do...
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Sample QuestionIn genetics a "wild" type is
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Chromosome Questions & Answers
How many chromosomes are there in an unfertilized egg cell?
(B) 23
An unfertilized egg, or ovum, contains 23 chromosomes, which are paired with the 23 chromosomes from a sperm during fertilization. These chromosomes are paired up to determine the unborn child’s physical characteristics, including gende
How many chromosomes are there in a sperm cell?
(C) 23
A sperm cell contains 23 chromosomes, which is the same number of chromosomes contained in an egg, or ovum. When the sperm and egg combine during fertilization, they create what is called a zygote or, in layman’s terms, a fertilized egg
Which of the following statements is true about the sex chromosome code for a male offspring?
For a human male offspring, the correct answer is that the offspring must have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Other species don’t necessarily follow this model, but there is always a way to tell which chromosomes code for male and which
What are the names of the four core histone proteins?
There are 5 histone proteins - 4 of these histone proteins are core histone proteins (the DNA wraps around them in order to package the DNA).
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The names of the four core histone proteins are H2A, H2B, H3 and H4.
