Controlling the Code

Question 1

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

Your answerChoice

Unrelated people

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Identical twins

Cousins

Non-identical twins

Question 2

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

Your answerChoice

Gene silencing

Experimentation

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Gene expression

Phenotypic development

Question 3

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

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Epigenetic

Environmental

Energetic

Genetic

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
Selected

Glucocorticoid receptor gene

Smell receptor gene

Foot fungus gene

Agouti gene

Question 5

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

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Selected

Methyl group

Agouti

Phenotype

Illness

Question 6

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

Your answerChoice

Illness

Identical twins

Gene silencing

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Epigenetics