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In a DNA molecule, which of the following bases would pair together?  A: thymine and adenine A:  B: adenine and cytosine B:  C: thymine and guanine C:  D: cytosine and thymine D: $100 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer

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Watson and Crick  A: studied the amount of each base in DNA A:  B: made models to determine the structure of DNA B:  C: took x-ray pictures of DNA C:  D: discovered that genes were located on the chromosome D: $200 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer

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The code given for a given amino acid consists of ____ base(s).  A: 1 A:  B: 2 B:  C: 3 C:  D: 4 D: $300 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer

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A gene is  A: a set of instructions for each trait A:  B: instructions on how to make a protein B:  C: a portion of a strand of DNA C:  D: all of the above D: $500 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer

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$1000 Question  A: a single gene controls many traits A:  B: each allele for a trait has its own degree of influence B:  C: genes for a trait are all recessive C:  D: the environment controls the genes D: $1,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer In incomplete dominance,

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$2000 Question  A: a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogen base A:  B: chromosomes and genes B:  C: a gene, an allele and a trait C:  D: an amino acid, a base and a protein D: $2,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer Which materials make up each nucleotide in a DNA molecule?

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$4000 Question  A: ATGAGT A:  B: ATCAGT B:  C: GACAGT C:  D: GTAGAT D: $4,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer The complementary strand to the DNA sequence TAGTCA would be

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$8000 Question  A: create images of DNA molecules A:  B: splice DNA B:  C: make a model of DNA C:  D: calculate the number of genes on DNA D: $8,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer Chemist Rosalind Franklin was able to ____ using X-ray diffraction.

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$16000 Question  A: phosphate molecules A:  B: sugar molecules B:  C: alternating sugar and phosphate molecules C:  D: nucleotide bases D: $16,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer In a DNA strand, the sides of the “ladder” are made of

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$32000 Question  A: omission A:  B: deletion B:  C: substitution C:  D: insertion D: $32,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer An original base sequence of DNA, AAACCCGGG, changes to AAACACCGGG. This mutation is known as

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$64000 Question  A: males A:  B: females B:  C: adults C:  D: children D: $64,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer In a pedigree, squares represent

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 A: two original strands A:  B: three new strands of DNA B:  C: one new and one original strand C:  D: two new DNA strands D: $125,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer At the end of the replication process, each of the two new DNA molecules is composed of $ Question

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$ Question  A: A=C and T=G A:  B: A=G and T=C B:  C: T=C and G=A C:  D: A=T and G=C D: $250,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer Chargaff’s rules are represented as

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$ Question  A: bases A:  B: proteins B:  C: genes C:  D: traits D: $500,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer The human body contains 50,000 different kinds of _____, which are made of amino acids.

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$1 Million Question  A: affects only one trait A:  B: always affects multiple traits B:  C: may affect more than one trait C:  D: has no affect on the organism carrying the gene D: $1,000,000 Question Click on the letter of the correct answer A single gene

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