Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 1COMQ
Binary fission
a. is a form of asexual reproduction.
b. is a way for bacteria to reproduce.
c. begins with a single mother cell and produces two genetically identical daughter cells.
d. is all of the above.
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Select one:
a. fertilization
b. mitosis
c. binary fission
d. meiosis
e. budding
Which of the following statements best explain the importance of mitosis?
I. Mitosis ensures the growth of an offspring
II. Mitosis helps in preserving and maintaining the genetic stability of a particular population .
III. Mitosis ensures that the number of chromosomes of the parent cell is identical to its two daughter cells.
IV. Mitosis maintains the fixed number of chromosomes in sexually reproducing organisms, the most important contribution in reproduction
A. I only
B. I and II
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, III, and IV
In unicellular organisms, mitosis helps in asexual reproduction as it produces an identical copy of the parent cell. Which of the following organisms reproduce through mitosis?
A. Bacteria
B. Frog
C. Hydra
D. Sea anemones
Which of the following does NOT signifies the application of mitosis?
A. Production of sperms and eggs.
B. An amoeba reproduces through binary fission while hydra and yeast reproduce through budding.
C. You become taller because the bone cells…
Which of the following features does not differentiate asexual reproduction from sexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction involves a single parent but it is not the case in sexual reproduction.
Sexual reproduction does not involve gamete formation but asexual reproduction does.
Asexual reproduction does not involve mitosis while sexual reproduction does.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III
Chapter 3 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 3.1 - 1. Which of the following is not found in a...Ch. 3.1 - When preparing a karyotype, which of the following...Ch. 3.1 - How many sets of chromosomes are found in a human...Ch. 3.2 - Binary fission a. is a form of asexual...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 3.2 - What critical event occurs during the S phase of...Ch. 3.3 - 1. What is the function of the kinetochore during...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 3.4 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 3.4 - Which phase of meiosis is depicted in the drawing...
Ch. 3.5 - In animals, a key difference between...Ch. 3.5 - Which of the following statements regarding plants...Ch. 3.6 - Which of the following is not one of the tenets of...Ch. 3.6 - A pea plant has the genotype TtRr. The independent...Ch. 3.6 - In mammals, sex is determined by a. the SRY gene...Ch. 3.6 - An abnormal fruit fly has two sets of autosomes...Ch. 3 - The process of binary fission begins with a single...Ch. 3 - 2. What is a homolog? With regard to genes and...Ch. 3 - What is a sister chromatid? Are sister chromatids...Ch. 3 - With regard to sister chromatids, which phase of...Ch. 3 - A species is diploid and has three chromosomes per...Ch. 3 - How does the attachment of kinetochore...Ch. 3 - 7. For the following events, specify whether they...Ch. 3 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 3 - A cell is diploid and contains three chromosomes...Ch. 3 - Prob. 10CONQCh. 3 - A eukaryotic cell is diploid and contains 10...Ch. 3 - Prob. 12CONQCh. 3 - 13. A cell has four pairs of chromosomes. Assuming...Ch. 3 - 14. With regard to question C13, how would the...Ch. 3 - Eukaryotic cells must sort their chromosomes...Ch. 3 - Why is it necessary for the chromosomes to...Ch. 3 - Nine-banded armadillos almost always give birth to...Ch. 3 - 18. A diploid species has four chromosomes per set...Ch. 3 - 19. Explain why the products of meiosis may not be...Ch. 3 - The period between meiosis I and meiosis II is...Ch. 3 - 21. List several ways in which telophase appears...Ch. 3 - Corn has 10 chromosomes per set, and the...Ch. 3 - The arctic fox has 50 chromosomes (25 per set),...Ch. 3 - 24. Let’s suppose that a gene affecting...Ch. 3 - 25. Describe the cellular differences between male...Ch. 3 - 26. At puberty, the testes contain a finite number...Ch. 3 - Describe the timing of meiosis I and II during...Ch. 3 - 28. Three genes (A, B, and C) are found on three...Ch. 3 - A woman with an abnormally long chromosome 13 (and...Ch. 3 - Assuming that such a fly would be viable, what...Ch. 3 - 31. What would be the sex of a human with each of...Ch. 3 - When studying living cells in a laboratory,...Ch. 3 - 2. In Morgan’s experiments, which result do you...Ch. 3 - 3. In his original studies of Figure 3.18, Morgan...Ch. 3 - How would you set up crosses to determine if a...Ch. 3 - 5. Occasionally during meiosis, a mistake can...Ch. 3 - Lets suppose that you have made a karyotype of a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7EQCh. 3 - 8. White-eyed flies have a lower survival rate...Ch. 3 - A rare form of dwarfism that also included hearing...Ch. 3 - 10. Discuss why crosses (i.e., the experiments of...Ch. 3 - Prob. 11EQCh. 3 - 12. Experimentally, how do you think researchers...Ch. 3 - 1. In Figure 3.18, Morgan obtained a white-eyed...Ch. 3 - 3. Discuss the principles of the chromosome theory...
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