Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) Chromosomes are classified into two categories:the sex chromosomes that determine gender and autosomes that determine non-gender related traits.
• B) Homologous chromosomes differ in banding patterns, the traits they code for, and size.
• C) While sex chromosomes determine different genders, they look the same until they are stained.
• D) In humans all 46 chromosomes have an identical match called the homologue.
• E) Chromosomes are classified into two categories:autosomes that determine gender and the sex chromosomes that determine non-gender related traits.

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Definitions:

Messenger RNA

A type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.

Transcribed

The process by which a segment of DNA is copied into RNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

Exons

Regions within a gene that are kept after splicing and translated into protein.

Protein-coding Regions

Parts of the DNA or RNA composed of exons that are translated into proteins.