TheBiology of Cancer,2nd Edition,QuestionBank© 2014 Garland ScienceChapter 1The Biology andGenetics of Cells and OrganismsLevel 1:Comprehension of reading, knowledge of terminologyLevel 2:Understanding and application of information to compare and contrast orinterpretation of dataLevel 3:Analysis andapplication of information to a problem,anexperiment,asecondary concept,or previous knowledge1.1In a hypothetical cross between two fruit flies, onewithred eyes and onewithwhite eyes, all resulting progeny had redeyes. This would suggestthat(Level 2)A.The red-eyed trait is recessive to white eyes.B.Thered-eyed trait is dominant to white eyes.C.Thered-eyed and white-eyed genes are co-dominant.D.Theeye color trait is most likely coded for by multiple genes.E.None of the above.1.2Which of the following mutations would beMOSTlikelyto be retained in aspecies gene pool?(Level 3)A.Amutation resulting in a deleterious change in acytoskeletal protein structureB.Amutation in an exon of agene coding for DNA repairC.Amutation in an intronof a gene coding for DNA repairD.BothA and BE.None of the above1.3Many cancer cells exhibitaneuploidy,meaningthatthey(Level 1)A.Proliferateat higher rates than normal cells.Preview Mode
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