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A change in price is reflected by a movement along the same demand curve, while a change in demand refers to a shift of the entire demand curve.

The value of goods exported from the United States to other countries is included in GDP for:   a.  the United States.   b.  the country that purchases the goods.   c.  both the United States and the country that produces the goods.   d.  no country.

As the price of lead falls (a key input in the production of automobile batteries), the costs of producing batteries decreases, shifting the supply curve of batteries:   a.  down and to the left.   b.  up and to the right.   c.  down and to the right.   d.  up and to the left.

Advances in technology such as personal computers and cellular telecommunications are indicated in the supply graph by a movement along the supply curve

Which of the following organelles contains extranuclear DNA?

In the image below, which letters represent the 5’ ends of the DNA (i.e., A, B, C or D).   

An individual has a reciprocal translocation involving chromosomes 1 and 2. The chromosomes involved in the translocation, and their normal homologs, form a translocation cross during meiosis as shown below. Regarding gamete production, which outcome can give rise to viable gametes (i.e., gametes that give rise to live offspring)? (Think about which outcome produces gametes with a balanced amount of genetic material).    

When packaging DNA into chromosomes, place the following levels of chromosome organization in the correct order from the least compacted structure to the most compacted structure. I. Heterochromatin II. Radial loop domain III. DNA double helix IV. 30 nm fiber V. Nucleosome

Please show both sides of your scratch paper to the camera before submitting. Approximately 75% of cases of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) are caused by a deletion of a small region on chromosome 15 that contains a cluster of imprinted genes. The gene that causes PWS when deleted is normally maternally imprinted (paternally expressed) and the gene that causes AS when deleted is usually paternally imprinted (maternally expressed). If Richard inherits a chromosome 15 with the deletion from his father, what will be Richard’s phenotype?

The pedigree below shows the inheritance of a mitochondrial disorder. What is the most likely mode of inheritance for this mitochondrial disorder? Assume complete penetrance.