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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, 1936-1941: University of Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first name of Barbara's father?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Adam.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Henry.

2. How many papers did McClintock publish between the years of 1929 and 1931?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

3. What is another word for the process of synapsis?
(a) Metaphase.
(b) Transfusion.
(c) Duplication.
(d) Conjugation.

4. What was the name of the cytology professor that gave Barbara private courses on Saturdays?
(a) Rollins Emerson.
(b) Marcus Rhoades.
(c) Thomas Belling.
(d) Lester Sharp.

5. In 1944, a paper was published demonstrating that what provided the material basis for inheritance?
(a) Chromosomes.
(b) Fruit flies.
(c) DNA.
(d) Maize studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chromosomes became shorter and thicker during the first stage of what?

2. What date was Barbara McClintock born?

3. What characteristically induces many chromosome breaks?

4. In what year was Barbara McClintock born?

5. What did Cornell geneticists study instead of fruit flies?

(see the answer key)

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