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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Interlude: A Sketch of the Terrain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the word that describes a chromosome that has two centromeres?
(a) Digenetic.
(b) Dichromosomic.
(c) Dicentric.
(d) Dicentromeric.

2. What high school did Barbara attend?
(a) Erasmus Hall High School.
(b) Maxwell High School.
(c) James Madison High School.
(d) Brooklyn High School.

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

4. What part of the corn was considered to be the endosperm tissue?
(a) The stalk.
(b) The kernel.
(c) The husk.
(d) The silk.

5. In Hanson's informal notes concerning Barbara, he claims that she weighed approximately how many pounds?
(a) 90.
(b) 95.
(c) 100.
(d) 110.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the term that McClintock phrased that meant a capacity to change positions?

2. Where are chromosomes found?

3. What discovery was a great boost to cytological analysis in 1933?

4. Who was considered to be the severest critic in the field of genetics during Barbara's time in the field?

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

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