Genetic Variation - Biology How Life Work | Biology+

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Anatomy & Physiology

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Set 1: Life: Chemical, Cellular, and Evolutionary Foundations

Set 2: The Molecules of Life

Set 3: Nucleic Acids and Transcription

Set 4: Translation and Protein Structure

Set 5: Organizing Principles: Lipids, Membranes, and Cell Compartments

Set 6: Making Life Work: Capturing and Using Energy

Set 7: Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Energy From Carbohydrates and Other Fuel Molecules

Set 8: Photosynthesis: Using Sunlight to Build Carbohydrates

Set 9: Cell Signaling

Set 10: Cell and Tissue Architecture: Cytoskeleton, Cell Junctions, and Extracellular Matrix

Set 11: Cell Division: Variations, Regulation, and Cancer

Set 12: Dna Replication and Manipulation

Set 13: Genomes

Set 14: Mutation and Dna Repair

Set 15: Genetic Variation

Set 16: Mendelian Inheritance

Set 17: Inheritance of Sex Chromosomes, Linked Genes, and Organelles

Set 18: The Genetic and Environmental Basis of Complex Traits

Set 19: Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation

Set 20: Genes and Development

Set 21: Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change Over Time

Set 22: Species and Speciation

Set 23: Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils

Set 24: Human Origins and Evolution

Set 25: Cycling Carbon

Set 26: Bacteria and Archaea

Set 27: Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity

Set 28: Being Multicellular

Set 29: Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis Onto Land

Set 30: Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young

Set 31: Plant Growth and Development

Set 32: Plant Defense: Keeping the World Green

Set 33: Plant Diversity

Set 34: Fungi: Structure, Function, and Diversity

Set 35: Animal Nervous Systems

Set 36: Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function

Set 37: Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons

Set 38: Animal Endocrine Systems

Set 39: Animal Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

Set 40: Animal Metabolism, Nutrition, and Digestion

Set 41: Animal Renal Systems: Water and Waste

Set 42: Animal Reproduction and Development

Set 43: Animal Immune Systems

Set 44: Animal Diversity

Set 45: Animal Behavior

Set 46: Population Ecology

Set 47: Species Interactions, Communities, and Ecosystems

Set 48: Biomes and Global Ecology

Set 49: The Anthropocene: Humans As a Planetary Force

Set 15 Genetic Variation

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Set 15 Genetic Variation

(Multiple Choice)

Free

With regard to alleles that encode different forms of the phenylthiocarbamide taste receptor in humans, which options are genotypes?

A)taster
B)PAV/PAV
C)nontaster
D)PAV/AVI
E)aversion to broccoli

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following statements are TRUE of the

\Delta

32 allele in the CCR5 gene?

A)It codes for a mutant protein that is completely inactive.
B)It is a deletion that maintains the reading frame.
C)It provides some protection against HIV progression to AIDS in both its heterozygous and homozygous forms.
D)It is an example of a beneficial mutation.
E)It affects the attachment of HIV to an animal cell by altering one of the viral proteins.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

An individual is heterozygous for a gene if:

A)his or her mother is heterozygous for the gene.
B)his or her father is heterozygous for the gene.
C)he or she developed from a sperm and egg that carried different alleles.
D)he or she developed from a sperm and egg that carried the same allele.
E)only one allele is present in the population.

Answer