9/12/2019 Preclass Quiz 4: Fa19 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (47940)

Preclass Quiz 4
Due Sep 10 at 11am Points 10 Questions 10 Available Sep 6 at 12am - Sep 10 at 11am 4 days Time Limit None

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LATEST Attempt 1 22 minutes 10 out of 10

Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10

Submitted Sep 9 at 1:23pm
This attempt took 22 minutes.

Question 1 1 / 1 pts

Which of the following statements is not true concerning homologous recombination?

It can be intramolecular

It can be bimolecular

It is a reciprocal event

Correct! Only one cross-over event can occur

It results in genetic variation

Question 2 1 / 1 pts

Barbara McClintock discovered the first eukaryotic transposable element in

Correct! maize

Nematodes

fungi

Fruit flies

peas

Question 3 1 / 1 pts

The Ds transposable element of maize cannot transpose on its own because it lacks

Correct! transposase

origin of replication

inverted repeats

antibiotic resistance

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Question 4 1 / 1 pts

Which of the following is not necessary for retroviral insertion into the host genome

retroviral pol gene

RNase H

reverse transcriptase

Correct!
RNA polymerase II

viral protease

Question 5 1 / 1 pts

________________ recombination is a cross-over event that joins previously separated DNA segments.

Homeologous

Heterologous

Correct!
Homologous

Nonhomologous

Question 6 1 / 1 pts

In eukaryotes, _______ often includes homologous recombination as a way to increase genetic variation

Correct!
meiosis

exosis

heterosis

mitosis

Question 7 1 / 1 pts

Transposable elements or _________ are DNA fragments that can move from one organism to another

paraposons

Correct!
transposons

selfish DNA

junk DNA
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Question 8 1 / 1 pts

Holliday junctions are intermediates in RecBCD recombination in E. coli

Correct!
True

False

Question 9 1 / 1 pts

All organisms undergo homologous recombination as a way to increase genetic variation and help cope with DNA damage

Correct!
True

False

Question 10 1 / 1 pts

There are two transposable elements, Ds and Ac, which are necessary for variegation in maize kernel color

Correct!
True

False

Quiz Score: 10 out of 10

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