Chapter 8: Human Variation Quiz

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  1. 1. The expression of genes, like eye color, is called

  2. 2. The human genome has about ______________ base pairs.

  3. 3. The complete set of genetic material in an organism is called

  4. 4. Humans have more genetic material than any other organism.

  5. 5. _______________ creates genetic change in a population change through a small set of founders and subsequent isolation.

  6. 6. Humans have more genes than any other organism

  7. 7. Variants of genes are called

  8. 8. In natural selection

  9. 9. Cerebral Cavernous Malformation is prevalent in New Mexico due to

  10. 10. Lactose Tolerance in humans is an example of

  11. 11. The same SNP is responsible for lactose tolerance in Europeans and the Masai

  12. 12. In some cases genes alone account for traits.

  13. 13. The idea that there are discrete racial groups with large gaps between them is

  14. 14. Most of the human genetic variation occurs between racial groups.

  15. 15. Incest can lead to diseases because

  16. 16. All people of a race share a particular gene or set of genes.

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