Glencoe Biology

Section 3: The Human Genome

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
A technique called ____ looks at separated DNA fragments to identify unique banding patterns.
A)bioinformatics
B)DNA microarray
C)DNA fingerprinting
D)polymorphism
2.
What is occurring at the end of this process?

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A)protein synthesis
B)cloning
C)DNA fingerprinting
D)bioinformatics
3.
Which of the following is not a feature of DNA microarrays?
A)identifying genetic or environmental factors
B)analysis of gene expression
C)separation of DNA fragments
D)genetic information stored on a slide
4.
What was the human genome project specifically trying to find?
A)a single nucleotide
B)new forms of recombinant DNA
C)polymerase chains
D)nucleotide sequences
5.
Regions of linked variations in the human genome are called ____.
A)haplotypes
B)clones
C)nucleotides
D)proteomics
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