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4. The structures within living cells that contain the genetic material is called
A Chromosome
B. Nucleosome
C. Ribosome
D. Nucleolus

Transcribed Image Text:1. The alternate form of a gene is
A. Alternate type
B. Recessive character
C Dominant character
D. Allele
2. DNA was extracted from cells of Staphylococcus and found to have 37% cytosine. What percent of
guanine does this species have?
A. 37%
B. 13%
C. 74%
D. 26%
3. Nucleotide is the building block of DNA
a. True
b. False
4. The structures within living cells that contain the genetic material is called
A. Chromosome
B. Nucleosome
C Ribosome
D. Nucleolus
5. The branch of genetics that studies the genetic variation within and between local populations of a
species is called
A. Population genetics
B. Molecular genetics
C. lassical genetics
D. Cytogenetics
6. The basic functional and structural unit of heredity is
A Gene
B. Nucleotide
C. Phosphate
D. Nitrogen
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