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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, A Career for Women.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Barbara McClintock receive her Ph.D.?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1923.

2. Chromosomes became shorter and thicker during the first stage of what?
(a) Metaphase.
(b) Mitosis.
(c) Meiosis.
(d) Division prophase.

3. Ribosomes are the what of protein synthesis?
(a) Wheels.
(b) Workmen.
(c) Garbage cans.
(d) Factories.

4. In what year was Barbara McClintock elected Vice President of the Genetics Society of America?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1931.

5. Who was the co-author with McClintock on the paper that provided conclusive evidence for the chromosomal basis of genetics?
(a) Harriet Creighton.
(b) Marcus Rhoades.
(c) Rollins Emerson.
(d) George Beadle.

Short Answer Questions

1. There were elements of the bacterial genome that were discovered that seemed to "jump around". These were called transposons, insertion elements, or what?

2. What is the usual process by which cells duplicate themselves?

3. What did Stadler and McClintock share a keen interest in concerning maize?

4. In Chapter 1, it is mentioned that immune systems were studied in what animal?

5. What were the names of the flies that were used in studying genetics?

(see the answer key)

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