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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park
Evolutionary Genetics

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

Processes of evolution are processes of genetic change.
A)True
B)False
2

Proteins are the basic building blocks of an organism's cells.
A)True
B)False
3

The base adenine (A) can only match up with the base guanine (G).
A)True
B)False
4

Most human traits are monogenic.
A)True
B)False
5

A genotype of Tt for the taster trait is said to be homozygous.
A)True
B)False
6

The only way a phenotype can reflect a recessive allele is if the genotype is homozygous for the recessive.
A)True
B)False
7

The total number of human coding genes is estimated to be about 3 billion.
A)True
B)False
8

Linkage decreases genetic variation.
A)True
B)False
9

Chromosome segregation occurs during meiosis.
A)True
B)False
10

Mitosis results in two nuclei each having the full number of chromosomes.
A)True
B)False








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