DNA replication:
1. Was first observed in Darwin’s finches
2. Must be accurate in order to transmit the genome to the next generation
3. Is accurate in germ cells and error prone in somatic cells
4. Must include some errors in order to produce variation
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2 and 4
3 and 4
1 and 2
1 and 3
1 only
Question 2
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Photoreactivation
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Does not occur in humans due to the use of sunscreens
Causes a bulge in the DNA helix
Repairs pyrimidine dimers
Utilises UV light for photolyase activity
Uses UV light and visible light sequentially
Question 3
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Siamese cats show a range of coat colours on a single individual because:
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Coat colour is a polygenic trait with many genotypes possible in the breed
The breed was originally formed by the mating of a pale coat cold-climate cat and a brown coat warm-climate cat
Frequent somatic mutation occurs in the TYR genes when cats are not kept warm
Cats arise from the fusion of 2 or more zygotes causing genetic mosaicism
They are homozygous for a missense mutation in TYR that produces a heat sensitive tyrosinase protein
Question 4
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The _ori_T on the plasmid
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Facilitates phage DNA entry to the recipient
Was the first gene to evolve on the F plasmid
Initiates expression of the pilus genes
Is the origin of gene transfer in conjugation
Encodes the state of origin helper protein
Question 5
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All types of Transposable Elements (TEs) have
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Either inverted repeats or long terminal repeats at the ends
A copy and paste mechanism for movement
pol and gag genes
RNA genomes
Antibiotic resistance genes
Question 6
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In cattle, blood groups are
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None of the other answers
Quantitative traits as there are discrete classes of cattle in the population
Qualitative traits as there are not discrete classes of progeny as a result of various matings
Quantitative traits as there are discrete classes of progeny as a result of various matings
Qualitative traits as there are discrete classes of progeny as a result of various matings
Question 7
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Transgressive segregation is
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The presence of hybrids that are intermediate between two parent lines
The origin of F2 and subsequent progenies which are intermediate between two parent types
The origin of F2 and subsequent progenies which are either superior or inferior to the parents they are derived from
The presence of hybrids that are superior to the best parent
None of the other answers
Question 8
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Heritability is
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Will have a different value in males and females
None of the other answers
Specific to a trait in a population in a specific environment
For a particular breed of animals has the same value for all quantitative traits
Can only have a maximum value of 0.5 or 50%
Question 9
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Heterosis is
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The presence of hybrids that are intermediate between two parent lines
None of the other answers
The origin of F2 and subsequent progenies which are intermediate between the two parent types
The origin of F2 and subsequent progenies which are either superior or inferior to the parents they are derived from
The presence of hybrids that are superior to the best parent
Question 10
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Heritability
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Is the chi-squared value in testing a 3:1 ratio
None of the other answers
Is not related to the statistical relationship between the trait measures in various relatives
Can be measured by the regression of the trait in the offspring and their parents
Is another way of measuring the recombination fraction in cM