Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Practice Questions

Question 1

Gene not involved in SCID:

Accepted Answer

BTK

Answer

ZAP70

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IL2RG

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JAK3

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately describes a gene library?

Accepted Answer

A collection of cloned DNA fragments that represent an organism's genome.

Answer

A physical library containing books about genetics.

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A digital database of genetic sequences.

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A collection of DNA sequences or fragments.

Question 3

Which of the following is used to detect abnormal gene sequences EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

Flow cytometry

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RFLP analysis

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Pyrosequencing

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FISH

Question 4

Which type of mutation can act as a suppressor to restore the wild-type phenotype in organisms carrying a mutant gene?

Accepted Answer

Mutation of tRNA

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Frameshift mutation of coding gene

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Deletion of mutant gene

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Addition of another normal gene

Question 5

Which of the following statements about polymorphism is true?

Accepted Answer

Single locus with multiple normal alleles.

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Single phenotype linked to a single locus with multiple abnormal alleles.

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Single locus with multiple abnormal alleles, not linked to a specific phenotype.

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Single phenotype linked to a single locus with both normal and abnormal alleles.

Question 6

Which of the following techniques can be used to detect single base pair substitutions?

Accepted Answer

PCR

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FISH

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Southern blot

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Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)

Question 7

What is the term for a single mutation in a nucleotide base pair that results in a termination codon?

Accepted Answer

Nonsense mutation

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Missense mutation

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Termination mutation

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Silent mutation

Question 8

Which of the following is a primarily RNA based technique?

Accepted Answer

Next generation sequencing

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Sanger's technique

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Western blotting

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PCR

Question 9

All are added to PCR, except:

Accepted Answer

Dideoxynucleotide

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Thermostable DNA polymerase

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Template DNA

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Deoxynucleotide

Question 10

Transcription is the synthesis of:

Accepted Answer

A single-stranded complementary copy of DNA

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A double-stranded complementary copy of DNA

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A complementary copy of RNA

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A complementary copy of rRNA

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms — MCQs

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms — MCQs

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