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Set 9 Extranuclear Inheritance

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Question 1

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Which three classes of macromolecules are encoded by mtDNA?

A)carbohydrates,enzymes,and proteins
B)lipids,carbohydrates,and nucleic acids
C)transfer RNA,ribosomal RNA,and nuclear RNA
D)proteins,transfer RNAs,and ribosomal RNA
E)photosystem I,photosystem II,and tRNA

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Question 2

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What is the name of a form of extrachromosomal inheritance that is due to transmission of symbiotic or parasitic microorganisms?

A)pathogenic paternal transfer
B)microbial genomic transfer
C)infectious heredity
D)organellar inheritance
E)uniparental genome transfer

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Question 3

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In aerobically cultured yeast,you isolate a petite mutant.You believe it is a suppressive mutant.Which cross would you do below to determine that it is indeed suppressive?

A)petite × petite yields half petite and half wild type
B)petite × petite yields all petite
C)wild type × wild type yields petite
D)petite × wild type yields all petites
E)petite × wild type yields half petite and half wild type

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