The Gene Pool (VCE SSCE Biology): Quizzes
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What percentage of DNA do humans share with each other?
What percentage of DNA do humans share with each other?
99.9%
What is a gene pool?
What is a gene pool?
Complete set of alleles in a population
If a population has 12 B alleles and 20 b alleles, what is the frequency of allele B?
If a population has 12 B alleles and 20 b alleles, what is the frequency of allele B?
37.5%
Which type of mutation can be passed to offspring?
Which type of mutation can be passed to offspring?
Germline mutation
Which mutation type shifts the reading frame and affects all downstream codons?
Which mutation type shifts the reading frame and affects all downstream codons?
Frameshift mutation
What is a silent mutation?
What is a silent mutation?
Nucleotide change with same amino acid
The genetic code is degenerate, meaning what?
The genetic code is degenerate, meaning what?
One amino acid coded by multiple codons
Which is a type of block mutation?
Which is a type of block mutation?
Translocation
Down syndrome is caused by what chromosomal mutation?
Down syndrome is caused by what chromosomal mutation?
Three copies of chromosome 21
In malaria regions, which sickle cell genotype has the highest fitness?
In malaria regions, which sickle cell genotype has the highest fitness?
Ss (heterozygous)