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Genetics

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Set 21 Epigenetics

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Question 1

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Which of the following is NOT true of honeybees?

A) Queen bees and worker bees are both female.
B) Worker bees are smaller than queen bees.
C) Queen bees develop by being fed royal jelly.
D) Worker bees produce eggs to maintain the hive population.
E) Queen bees and worker bees are genetically identical.

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Question 2

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How would you expect DNA methylation to alter gene expression?

A) greatly increase expression
B) moderately increase expression
C) no change in expression
D) measurably decrease expression
E) either increase or decrease expression

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Question 3

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What characteristic of DNA allows methylation patterns to be maintained through replication and cell division?

A) semiconservative replication
B) recombination and repair
C) the absence of uracil
D) topoisomerases
E) deoxyribonucleotide synthesis

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