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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Transposition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does NOR stand for?
(a) Nucleolar organizer region.
(b) Nucleus order regulator.
(c) Nucleous orange region.
(d) Negative opening region.

2. How long did it take for Barbara to get from her first clues to her final interpretation dealing with transposition?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Twelve years.

3. When the National Academy of Sciences elected Barbara McClintock as a member, how many other women before her had held that particular honor?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. What kind of work did Barbara's mother do contribute and make money?
(a) She taught cooking classes.
(b) She gave piano lessons.
(c) She gave violin lessons.
(d) She taught dance.

5. What were the first chromosomes visible as?
(a) Small circular shapes.
(b) Long slender threads.
(c) Large square-like shapes.
(d) Short fat chunks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word that is used to describe the joining of fragments that have broken off a chromosome?

2. In what year did Barbara McClintock receive her Ph.D.?

3. What year did Barbara McClintock graduate from Cornell?

4. After what length of time did Demerec propose to make Barbara's position permanent at Cold Springs Harbor?

5. Lew Stadler had been on the faculty at the University of Missouri in Columbia since what year?

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