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Note:  This question is completely optional and leaving it blank will not hurt your grade, but if you choose to answer it you will earn up to 10 points (25%) extra credit on this exam, making your maximum possible score 40 out of 30.     Of all the readings in our course this semester, which do you think is the most interesting and/or compelling for you personally?  Why?  (minimum word count for full 10 points of credit = 100 words)

Bacterial chromosomes are _____________ while Eukaryotic chromosomes are ___________. 

Which of the following is NOT typically found in the structure of DNA?

During replication ____________ unwinds the DNA double-helix and ______________ joins Okazaki Fragments to form complete strands. 

A codon ____________.

In sickle cell anemia, valine has replaced glutamic acid in the #6 amino acid position of the Hb beta chains

What proportion of the offspring from the crossing of two heterozygous carriers of Oculocutaneous Albinism (Aa) would you expect to be free of the condition and not a carrier? 

The lengthening of telomeres _____________.

In Eukaryotes transcription and translation are coupled, meaning they happen simultaneously. 

During the elongation phase of transcription, the ___________ contains the DNA template, RNA polymerase and the growing RNA transcript.