AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

RECOMBINANT DNA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

T1-True or False. The total amount of DNA in a cell is known as genome?

A	True
B	False

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -An organism’s complete set of nuclear DNA is called its genome. Besides the DNA located in the nucleus, humans and other complex organisms also have a small amount of DNA in cell structures known as mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-2: -A genome is all of the genetic material in an organism. It is made of DNA (or RNA in some viruses) and includes genes and other elements that control the activity of those genes.

Detailed explanation-3: -An organism’s complete set of DNA is called its genome. Virtually every single cell in the body contains a complete copy of the approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs, or letters, that make up the human genome.

Detailed explanation-4: -(JEE-nome) The complete set of DNA (genetic material) in an organism. In people, almost every cell in the body contains a complete copy of the genome. The genome contains all of the information needed for a person to develop and grow.

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