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#Question id: 4318


Which of the following statements correctly describes a characteristic of tumor-suppressor gene?

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
  1. They are frequently overexpressed in cancerous cells.

  2. They are cancer-causing genes introduced into cells by viruses.

  3. They encode proteins that help prevent uncontrolled cell growth.

  4. They often encode proteins that stimulate the cell cycle.

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#Question id: 3558

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a Mendelian disorder in the human population that is inherited as a recessive. Normal parents have two children with CF. The probability of their next child being normal son for this characteristic.

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#Question id: 3559

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Homozygous yellow was crossed with green seed plant. All F1 offspring having yellow seed plant were allowed to self fertilization to produced F2 plant. Further F2 plant self fertilized. What is phenotype ratio in F3 generation?

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#Question id: 3560

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

During which phase of meiosis does the segregation described by Mendel primarily occur?

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#Question id: 3561

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

During which phase of meiosis does independent assortment occur?

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#Question id: 3562

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

In cats, blood-type A results from an allele (IA) that is dominant over an allele (iB) that produces blood-type B. There is no O blood type. Two heterozygous was intercross. What is the probability of first offspring blood-type B?

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#Question id: 3563

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Independent assortment is based on the random separation of homologous pairs of chromosomes in anaphase I of meiosis; it takes place when genes encoding two characters are located