Common French Words in English2024-02-14Frugality2024-02-14 Report a question What's wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 12345678910 Solving Genetic Mysteries Advanced English practice 10 multiple-choice questions If you log in, you will get the results via email. Category: advanced 1. All humans carry genetic information in the form of DNA. It is because of this huge .......... that scientists and historians have been able to identify ancient remains. miniscule oblige segue molecule Category: advanced 2. However, there were limitations on the use of DNA. The analysis was only .......... to remains of a few thousand years old. apropos aphides argotic applicable Category: advanced 3. Fortunately, this changed with the discovery of another technique for replicating genes. Using PCR, a researcher can take even the smallest sample and enlarge it into a .......... amount for analysis. futuristic functional fortuitous feasible Category: advanced 4. With the discovery of PCR, scientists were able to accurately date well-preserved remains of .......... bones with the use of an automated sequencing machine that can interpret the genetic code. Neonatal Neanderthal Neostigmine Neosporin Category: advanced 5. Researchers also discovered some mutations that occurred throughout history. Geneticists' used this evidence to determine that some of the mutational DNA had a .......... length of time. finite future fantastic fatalistic Category: advanced 6. Scientists have discovered a few surprises when using stands of DNA. Samples taken from Neanderthal bones showed no link between .......... from that time period and modern humans. homeopathy homogenized homogeneous Homo sapiens Category: advanced 7. Mungo Man was a human whose remains were found in Australia in 2001. DNA dated him to be 41,000 years old, but having only slight .......... matches to modern day humans. Another surprise was that he was not the forefather of Australian Aborigines. genetic genuine generous genius Category: advanced 8. One explanation given by researchers for the slight DNA match was that Mungo Man may have been part of a populus whose genetic .......... did not survive. hemorrhoid heritable heritage haricot Category: advanced 9. Speculation for genetic "death" may have been dependent on the size of the village or group. Small groups would tend to retain similar DNA by .......... However, large groups would have a broader choice of mates, thus mixing DNA. interrupt interfere incredible interbreeding Category: advanced 10. Norwegian Vikings .......... Orkney Island, Scotlandin the 9th century, but they eventually settled there and left a genetic legacy which scientist found was a stronger DNA match with modern Norwegians than with their Scottish neighbors. pillaged pontoon panacea pillager Your score is The average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Share0