Controlling the Code

Question 1

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

Your answerChoice

Cousins

Non-identical twins

Selected

Identical twins

Unrelated people

Question 2

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

Your answerChoice

Gene silencing

Phenotypic development

Selected

Gene expression

Experimentation

Question 3

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

Your answerChoice
Selected

Energetic

Genetic

Epigenetic

Environmental

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

Glucocorticoid receptor gene

Agouti gene

Smell receptor gene

Selected

Foot fungus gene

Question 5

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

Your answerChoice

Agouti

Selected

Methyl group

Phenotype

Illness

Question 6

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

Your answerChoice

Illness

Epigenetics

Selected

Gene silencing

Identical twins