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A unit of DNA sequence that encodes the information to make a functional product is called _______. 

A cell has 46 chromosomes. How many chromosomes and how many chromatids are present after interphase of the cell cycle when all of the DNA has been replicated?  

The following statements describe X-linked recessive traits EXCEPT:

A mutation occurs in DNA, which subsequently alters the mRNA as follows:sequence before mutation: 5′- AUG CCA GUC UGG CAU CGC UAA – 3’sequence after mutation: 5′ – AUG CCA GUC UGA  CAU CGC UAA – 3’What type of mutation is it?

In pea plants, purple petals is dominant over white petals. What is the phenotype of a heterozygous plant?

What is the amino acid sequence of the short polypeptide encoded by the following mRNA: 5’ – AUG UCC CUU CUG ACC UGA – 3’

Below is a pedigree that shows the inheritance of a genetically inherited condition. This is the same pedigree that you saw in Q46. What is the genotype of the individual indicated by the arrow?   

In meiosis, sister chromatids separate during _____________.

Which stage of mitosis is shown in the image below?

Below is the pedigree of a family where some individuals are affected with a mild condition of the skin. What is the mode of inheritance?