Controlling the Code

Question 1

What are two people that share the exact same DNA sequences called?

Your answerChoice

Non-identical twins

Selected

Identical twins

Cousins

Unrelated people

Question 2

What is the process by which a gene is translated into RNA and subsequently translated into protein? 

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Phenotypic development

Experimentation

Gene expression

Gene silencing

Question 3

What type of mechanisms can turn gene expression on or off? 

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Environmental

Genetic

Energetic

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Epigenetic

Question 4

Which of the following genes has not been studied in rodents. Specifically, which gene is not known to produce different phenotypes when epigenetically regulated?

Your answerChoice
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Glucocorticoid receptor gene

Agouti gene

Foot fungus gene

Smell receptor gene

Question 5

What chemical compound can bind to DNA and affect gene expression?

Your answerChoice

Phenotype

Selected

Methyl group

Illness

Agouti

Question 6

What is a disease or a duration of sickness that affects the body, the mind, or both?

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Epigenetics

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Illness

Gene silencing

Identical twins