Foothill College

ANTH 001

Module: 3

1)Somatic cells are:

2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
3. In the following karyotype, the autosomes are chromosomes
4. The base A always fits to base T and base G always fits to base C to form a

base pair in DNA.

5. The individual with the following karyotype is a male:
6. Codons are triplets of mRNA bases that code for specific amino acids during

protein synthesis.

7. The Y chromosome:
8. How many chromosomes occur in a normal human somatic cell?
9. Which of the following is FALSE?
10. According to the human genome’s latest revision, humans have approximately

how many genes?

11. What are mRNA triplets called?
12. Nondisjunction can occur in the autosomes but never occurs in the sex

chromosomes.

13. An individual cell is a system comprised of atoms and molecules.
14. The process of transcription during protein synthesis occurs at the ribosomes.

15. Codons are triplets of mRNA bases that code for specific amino acids during

protein synthesis.

16. mtDNA stands for metabolic DNA.
17. Which severe inherited hemoglobin disorder causes red blood cells to collapse

when deprived of oxygen?

18. Gametes:
19. Meiosis:
20. Which of the following is FALSE?

21. The vast majority of organisms are single celled.
22. Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) have the same number of chromosomes in

somatic cells as humans--46.

23. Homeobox genes direct the development of the overall body.
24. Approximately 80% of the human genome is involved in some form of

biochemical function.

25. Karyotype analysis is often used in the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal

abnormalities. .

26. Which of the following statements concerning RNA is FALSE?                           
27. The DNA base thymine always pairs with which other DNA base(s)?
28. The process of transcription during protein synthesis occurs at the ribosomes.