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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioinformatics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
(Transposable Elements) TEs have the potential to _____ in number until they comprise a ____ proportion of the genome sequence. |
| A. | decrease, large |
| B. | decrease, micro |
| C. | increase, micro |
| D. | increase, large |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
______ can comprise a large proportion of the eukaryotic genome as ______ |
| A. | transposable elements, single copy sequences |
| B. | transposable elements, repetitive sequences |
| C. | macrosatellite DNA elements, single copy sequences |
| D. | satellite DNA elements, single copy sequences |
| Answer» C. macrosatellite DNA elements, single copy sequences | |
| 3. |
Genes that are transcribed are located in the ______ |
| A. | euchromatin |
| B. | heterochromatin |
| C. | heterochromatin and euchromatin |
| D. | tightly bound DNA |
| Answer» B. heterochromatin | |
| 4. |
In nondividing cells, a mixture of lightly and darkly stained chromosomal regions called euchromatin and heterochromatin respectively, are observed. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 5. |
Minisatellites are made up of repeat units of up to ____ and microsatellites compose of repeat units of ____ or less. |
| A. | 25 bp, 10 bp |
| B. | 70 bp, 6 bp |
| C. | 80 bp, 9 bp |
| D. | 25 bp, 4 bp |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Most of the repetitive DNA is found near the open ends of chromosomes. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 7. |
The sequences of satellite DNA fall into different types, each with a different repeat unit of length _____ |
| A. | 5 400 Mbp |
| B. | 3 300 kbp |
| C. | 6 900 Mbp |
| D. | 5 200 bp |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Prokaryotic genomes commonly have tandem repeats of sequences and include introns in protein-coding genes. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. |
Telomeres hold newly replicated daughter chromosomes together. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 10. |
Computational resources can facilitate the analysis of bacterial genomes. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |