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Which of these is the primary site of protein synthesis?

A
mitochondria
B
cytoplasm
C
nucleus
D
ribosomes
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DiGeorge syndrome is characterized by a cleft palate, immune deficiency, and developmental issues. Which chromosomal change causes it?

A
deletion
B
translocation
C
inversion
D
insertion
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A forensic scientist is trying to find out the number of adenine bases in the DNA sample that he obtained from a crime scene.What can he assume about the number of adenine?

A
The number of adenine bases will be equal to the number of guanine bases.
B
The number of adenine bases will be equal to the total of all the other bases.
C
The number of adenine bases will be equal to the number of thymine bases.
D
The number of adenine bases will be half of the number of cytosine bases.
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Many different types of mutations can occur within the body. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is caused by different mutations within the CFTR gene. One mutation in the CFTR gene that leads to cystic fibrosis causes translation to end earlier in the gene sequence. Which type of mutation causes this translation error that leads to cystic fibrosis?

A
silent
B
missense
C
nonsense
D
deletion
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Which diagram correctly shows how heterozygous alleles are found on homologous chromosomes?

A
A chromosome is labeled Upper A a.
Option A
B
A chromosome is labeled a a.
Option B
C
2 chromosomes are labeled Upper A and a.
Option C
D
2 chromosomes are labeled a and a.
Option D

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