Feedback for Multiple Choice Quiz Molecular Biology Terms

  1. An "allele" is a different form of the same gene. The other incorrect answers are meaningless.
  2. The correct answer is a definition of a conditional mutation.
  3. The description of the result is "complementation"; the interpretation of the result is that the two mutations are in different genes.
  4. The strains are described simply as revertants, meaning only the wild-type phenotype. Additional experiments would be required to distinguish true revertants from e.g. pseudorevertants, suppressor-containing strains, etc.
  5. Again, the observable is the phenotype.
  6. Haploid means a single copy of each gene. In contrast most eukaryotes have two copies of each gene, one each on the pairs of chromosomes.
    What are the exceptions to this generalization?
  7. A specific example of the general question explained in question 2 above.
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  Incorrect answers have the "red-lit" button next to your choice.