Because Your DNA Says So

Question 1

What is the study of DNA between individuals and between different species?

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nucleotide

phenotype

inheritance

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genetics

Question 2

Who was Gregor Mendel?

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the person who found the Denisovan pink bone and tooth

the person who developed the first DNA sequencing method

the person who started the Human Genome Project

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the person who studied pea plants and proposed hypotheses on the inheritance

Question 3

Who was Frederick Sanger?

Your answerChoice

the person who studied pea plants and proposed hypotheses on the inheritance

the person who found the Denisovan pink bone and tooth

the person who developed the first DNA sequencing method

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the person who started the Human Genome Project

Question 4

What was Gregor Mendel’s definition of a gene?

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a physical characteristic of an organism

all the DNA in an organism’s cell

a functional unit of DNA

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a unit of heredity that helps determine an organism’s traits

Question 5

Which of the following is not true about the Human Genome Project?

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It took over a decade to complete.

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It was an endeavor to sequence the human genome.

It was completed in 2015.

It cost over $3 billion.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about human history based on the genetic information currently known?

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Humans never migrated out into the Pacific Islands.

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Humans outside of Africa share 1-4% of their DNA with Neandertals.

Humans evolved in Africa.

Several admixed populations exist today.