Question 1

In humans, no genes are larger than 2 kb.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Archaea (formerly known as archaebacteria) is one of the three major divisions of
living organisms; the other two are eubacteria and eukaryotes. Nanoarchaeum equitans is in the Archaea domain and has one of the smallest genomes known, about 0.5 Mb.
How can an organism complete its life cycle with so little genetic material?

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Such organisms are usually par...

Question 3

The Human Genome Project, which got underway in 1990, is an international effort to ________.

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A)   clone deleterious genes from humans and study their mode of action
B)   clone beneficial genes from humans for eventual use in gene therapy
C)   collect samples of cells from all parts of the world in order to preserve human genetic diversity
D)   construct a physical map of the billions of base pairs in the human genome
E)   determine how many different human populations share in a common gene poolF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Compared with eukaryotic chromosomes, bacterial chromosomes are _.

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A)   large, triple -helix, Z -DNA, organized in single gene units with introns
B)   small, mainly organized in single -gene transcription units with introns
C)   large, mainly organized in single -gene transcription units without introns
D)   small, with high gene density
E)   large, mainly organized in polygenic transcription units without intronsF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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