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What is an allele-specific oligonucleotide?
What are minisatellites and microsatellites?
Which protein is responsible for the initial step in unwinding the DNA helix during
replication of the bacterial chromosome?
What is meant by SINE in terms of chromosome structure? By LINE? Why are they
called "repetitive"?
Prenatal detection of human diseases has been greatly enhanced by two procedures.
Name and briefly describe each.
If the proportion of F2 individuals resembling either of the two most extreme
phenotypes (the parental phenotypes) can be determined, what formula can be applied
to determine the number of gene pairs involved?
The HD gene, one of the first genes to be mapped in humans by RFLP, is located on the
short arm of chromosome 4. It codes for ________.
In what way might gene duplication play a role in evolution?
Which types of ratios are likely to occur in crosses (F2) when one is dealing with two
interacting, epistatic gene pairs?
Describe two classes of proteins known to be involved in the regulation of the cell
cycle.
Describe the basic structure of normal adult hemoglobin and the abnormality observed
in sickle-cell hemoglobin.
The nucleolus organizer (NOR) is responsible for production of what type of cell
structure?
What is the name of the replication unit in prokaryotes, and how does it differ in
eukaryotes?
Assuming no crossing over between the gene in question and the centromere, when do
alleles segregate during meiosis?
A term often used to describe an organism that is a genetic mosaic, resulting from the
introduction of DNA from another organism, is ________.
Describe the function of the RecA protein.
What is meant by the term photoreactivation repair?
What functional differences exist between various cyclins?
In a Chi-square test, as the value of the χ2 increases, the likelihood of rejecting the null
hypothesis ________. [one word]
What is the significance of CDK?
