Biology and Genetics

1. Location, location, location: as in real estate, as in life. I often make the

1. Location, location, location: as in real estate, as in life. I often make the observation that if you look at a large enough scale, almost all organisms show a clumped or aggre…

1. Lod analysis is used to map the likely location of a gene that causes an inhe

1.       Lod analysis is used to map the likely location of a gene that causes an inherited susceptibility to breast cancer. One marker, D17S74, has a maximum lod score of 5.98 at…

1. Long hair is recessive to short hair in the Saharan pygmy mouse. If a true br

1. Long hair is recessive to short hair in the Saharan pygmy mouse. If a true breeding short hair animal mates with a long hair animal, what would you expect the offspring hair to…

1. Look at the EKG strip. What is her atrial excitation rate per minute? What is

1. Look at the EKG strip. What is her atrial excitation rate per minute? What is her ventricular excitation rate per minute? Show your math. Relative to rest, is this high, low, o…

1. Look online for personal health record systems that might work for each of th

1. Look online for personal health record systems that might work for each of the following situations. Explain what might work for them A. A new mother is looking for a way to tr…

1. Look up New Horizons space probe. Where is it heading and where is it right n

1.     Look up New Horizons space probe. Where is it heading and where is it right now? 2.     Where are the tallest and longest mountain chains on Earth? How were they formed? 3.…

1. Looking at the figure, at current usage, how many years are the coal reserves

1. Looking at the figure, at current usage, how many years are the coal reserves of the United States projected to last? 2.Conservation is the maintenance of resources in their pr…

1. Low platelet count is a recessively inherited trait. Reevaluation of the gene

1. Low platelet count is a recessively inherited trait. Reevaluation of the genetic screen indicates that Nikoleta is homozygous dominant normal for a trait that causes low platel…

1. Lung cancer mortality among women is increasing faster than among men. What f

1. Lung cancer mortality among women is increasing faster than among men. What factor(s) would most likely account for this increased cancer rate?                         Younger …

1. Lysosomes are a. the “sanitation” department b. the “factory” in a cell c. fo

1. Lysosomes are a. the “sanitation” department b. the “factory” in a cell c. found both in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus d. composed of DNA and proteins e. the “powerhouse” of…

1. MATCHING (Each choice may be used more than once) choices: a. transcription b

1. MATCHING (Each choice may be used more than once) choices: a. transcription b. translation c. replication d. both transcription and translation e. cytokinesis 1. Occurs at ribo…

1. MECP2 is a protein that binds specific regions of the genome and packages the

1. MECP2 is a protein that binds specific regions of the genome and packages the DNA into heterochromatin. MECP2 is highly expressed in the brain, and reduction of MECP2 function …

1. ML is a 26-year-old homosexual man admitted to the hospital for progressive r

1. ML is a 26-year-old homosexual man admitted to the hospital for progressive respiratory distress fever, weakness, and chronic diarrhea. He tested HIV positive about 3 years ago…

1. MacConkey\'s media is a selctivave and differential medium has three broad ou

1. MacConkey's media is a selctivave and differential medium has three broad outcomes: pink colonies, colonies that aren't pink, and no growth. (2 points) a. What are the pink col…

1. MacConkey\'s media is a selctivave and differential medium has three broad ou

1. MacConkey's media is a selctivave and differential medium has three broad outcomes: pink colonies, colonies that aren't pink, and no growth. (2 points) a. What are the pink col…

1. MacConkey’s media is a selctivave and differential medium has three broad out

1. MacConkey’s media is a selctivave and differential medium has three broad outcomes: pink colonies, colonies that aren’t pink, and no growth. a. What are the pink colonies using…

1. Macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils are all examples of __________

1. Macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils are all examples of __________ a. Phagocytes b. Lymphocytes c. Basophils d. Parasites 2._______ is an antimicrobial peptide secret…

1. Magma composition and viscosity are largely controlled by: A. Fe content B. M

1. Magma composition and viscosity are largely controlled by:             A. Fe content             B. Magma chemistry             C. Partial melting             D. Plate tectonic…

1. Magnetic reversals are created when Earth\'s magnetic field flips. What cause

1. Magnetic reversals are created when Earth's magnetic field flips. What causes this flip? a.The flipping of Earth's magnetic field is tied to the large ocean currents. As contin…

1. Make the following conversions. a. 367 g= kg b. 1.244 kg= g c. 125 mlliters d

1. Make the following conversions. a. 367 g= kg b. 1.244 kg= g c. 125 mlliters d. 0.876 liters e. 0.025gmg ml C-CF-32) x 5/9 Using the above formulas make the followving convensio…

1. Mako is a mutagen that adds a methyl group to A nitrogenous bases, which caus

1. Mako is a mutagen that adds a methyl group to A nitrogenous bases, which causes those As to pair with G nitrogenous bases. A)What kind of a base substitution does Mako promote?…

1. Man Ray invented a new kind of photograph called a ________ . 2. Dorothea Lan

1. Man Ray invented a new kind of photograph called a ________ . 2. Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother, Nipomo Valley, is an example of ________ photography. 3. ________ d…

1. Many bacteria are naturally capable of taking up endogenousfragements of DNA

1. Many bacteria are naturally capable of taking up endogenousfragements of DNA in their environment, a phenomenon termed a. transformation b. conversion c. conjugation d. transfe…

1. Many drugs act as antagonists of transmembrane receptors. If a small-molecule

1. Many drugs act as antagonists of transmembrane receptors. If a small-molecule G protein coupled receptor antagonist inhibits its target by 50% at a concentration of 2 x 10^-8 M…

1. Marfan syndrome follows a pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance. What is

1. Marfan syndrome follows a pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance. What is the chance that any child will inherit the dominant allele if one parent does not carry the allele …

1. Margy does not look people in the eye. She bites her own shoulder, rocks for

1. Margy does not look people in the eye. She bites her own shoulder, rocks for hours at a time, and likes to stare at teh blades of the fan as it rotates. What disorder is she mo…

1. Marine ray-finned fishes are hypo-osmotic regulators. How is this thought to

1. Marine ray-finned fishes are hypo-osmotic regulators. How is this thought to have evolved? 2. What is one difference between indirect development of caudates (salamanders) and …

1. Mark all TRUE statements: A. protein chains can only consist of either purely

1. Mark all TRUE statements: A. protein chains can only consist of either purely hydrophobic or hydrophilic amino acids B. because enzyme active sites are symmetric, the reactions…

1. Mark is a 22-year-old college student and is the primary caregiver for his 15

1. Mark is a 22-year-old college student and is the primary caregiver for his 15-year-old brother. Mark’s younger brother was just diagnosed with a mental illness. If you were in …

1. Mark is a technician in a blood bank at a local hospital. It is required that

1. Mark is a technician in a blood bank at a local hospital. It is required that everyone who works with human blood products be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus. Following hi…

1. Marshal et al., (Am J. Human Genetics, 82:477-88, 2008) propose that autism m

1. Marshal et al., (Am J. Human Genetics, 82:477-88, 2008) propose that autism may be caused by duplication mutations that increase the number of copies of developmental regulator…

1. Martha went skiing, and twisted her knee. Then she came back to her hotel roo

1. Martha went skiing, and twisted her knee. Then she came back to her hotel room and soaked in the hot tub. In the morning, she found her knee stiff, swollen and painful to walk …

1. Mass media play a role in creating gender roles and stereotypes. Unconsciousl

1. Mass media play a role in creating gender roles and stereotypes. Unconsciously we can adopt the gender identities presented in the media. Which of the following media theories …

1. Mass of carbon in the atmosphere. (a) The figure below shows the observed sea

1. Mass of carbon in the atmosphere. (a) The figure below shows the observed seasonal cycle of atmospheric CO2 concentration, expressed as a mixing ratio (see note below), in the …

1. Match each disease scenario with its corresponding term: ___ The total number

1. Match each disease scenario with its corresponding term: ___ The total number of people suffering heart disease has increased in the United States over the last decade ___ Iden…

1. Match each evolutionary development with its time period 7 pts. Tertiary Peri

1. Match each evolutionary development with its time period                                                                          7 pts.                                 Tertiar…

1. Match each of the following terms with its correct definition (parts a throug

1. Match each of the following terms with its correct definition (parts a through i) Phenocopy Pleiotropy Polygenic trait Penetrance Sex-limited trait Genetic maternal effect Geno…

1. Match each process with the correct description. Answer choices can be used m

1. Match each process with the correct description. Answer choices can be used more than once or not at all. 1.Replication 2.Transcription 3.Translation ___Uses DNA as a template …

1. Match the activity with the location. a. Glucose phosphorylation, Mitochondri

1. Match the activity with the location. a. Glucose phosphorylation, Mitochondrial matrix b. Glucose phosphorylation, Nucleus c. Glucose phosphorylation, Inner Mitochondrial membr…

1. Match the catalytic receptor/pathway with its appropriate description listed

1. Match the catalytic receptor/pathway with its appropriate description listed below. Janus kinase P13K Src STAT a. A series of Ser/Tbr kinases are phosphorylated leading to the …

1. Match the endocrine gland with the hormone(s) they secrete. testes thyroid th

1. Match the endocrine gland with the hormone(s) they secrete. testes thyroid thymus TRH testosterone renin GH, TSH, ACTH vasopressin, oxytocin thymosin PTH aldosterone, cortisol,…

1. Match the expected result (purple, red, or colorless) to the following descri

1. Match the expected result (purple, red, or colorless) to the following descriptions of Gram-stained cells. Consult your chart at the beginning of this lab report if you need he…

1. Match the following drug types with the correct associated information regard

1. Match the following drug types with the correct associated information regarding that type to 1-3. a. Provides a blocking regeneration of damage tissues b. Mode of action uncle…

1. Match the following terms with their correct definition. A. Gender B. Sex C.

1. Match the following terms with their correct definition. A.           Gender   B. Sex    C. Gender role    D. Gender identity    E.       Cisgender      F.    Transgender      …

1. Match the following: Ctenophora Nematoda Porifera Platyhelmin Cnidaria a. Com

1. Match the following: Ctenophora Nematoda Porifera Platyhelmin Cnidaria a. Comb jellies; propel themselves by means of eight comb-like plates of fused cilia b. Sponges; lack tis…

1. Match the following: a. exon shuffling b. point mutation c. horizontal transf

1. Match the following: a. exon shuffling b. point mutation c. horizontal transfer allows bacteria to become antibiotic resistant can only occur in eukaryotes often has a neutral …

1. Match the function described with the enzyme. a) Makes a complementary strand

1. Match the function described with the enzyme. a) Makes a complementary strand of RNA   (DNA Pol I, primase,helicase, DNA Pol III, ligase, topoisomerase) b) Allows DNA to unwind…

1. Match the letters with the descriptions below: Acts as a reflexively activate

1. Match the letters with the descriptions below: Acts as a reflexively activated diaphragm to vary pupil size. The only tissue in the body that can be transplanted from one perso…

1. Match the molecule to the chemical used to test for it to the color that the

1. Match the molecule to the chemical used to test for it to the color that the chemical would change for a positive test. Macromolecule                                        Rea…

1. Match the options below to Correct Answer Choice: Cell death due to injury is

1. Match the options below to Correct Answer Choice: Cell death due to injury is called: a. apotosis b. necrosis c.infarction d. ischemia Necrotic cell death due to ischemia is ca…