Do you know the facts about your makeup? Are you familiar with genes and how they make us unique? Take this quiz to find out!
Question 1/12
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How many chromosomes do humans have?
20 pairs
22 pairs
23 pairs
Question 2/12
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Female chromosomes are ____.
XX
XY
YY
Question 3/12
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Male chromosomes are ____.
XX
XY
YY
Question 4/12
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The DNA structure was discovered in...
1930
1953
1986
Question 5/12
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The bases of DNA are...
ACTG
ABTR
FCTG
Question 6/12
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How many genes do humans supposedly have?
Up to 15,000
Up to 5,000
Up to 25,000
Question 7/12
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Human genes are supposedly 98% similar to that of...
Chimps
Dogs
Bears
Question 8/12
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The DNA molecule is structured as a...
Double helix
Triple helix
Layered square
Question 9/12
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The double helix was discovered by...
Tiller and Yorke
Watson and Crick
Alberto and Ball
Question 10/12
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A chromosome contains approximately how many genes?
10
100
1000
Question 11/12
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How many amino acids are there?
20
34
40
Question 12/12
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DNA can be seen as a recipe for...
Dopamine
Blood
Proteins
You don't know much about genes. Do some reading - it's a fairly new subject area with lots to learn!
C+, Keep Learning
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You know some facts about genes. It's a fascinating topic!
B+, Getting There
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You know your genes! Good for you for learning about this important area of science that affects us all.
A+, Gene-ius
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1
How many chromosomes do humans have?
20 pairs
22 pairs
23 pairs
2
Female chromosomes are ____.
XX
XY
YY
3
Male chromosomes are ____.
XX
XY
YY
4
The DNA structure was discovered in...
1930
1953
1986
5
The bases of DNA are...
ACTG
ABTR
FCTG
6
How many genes do humans supposedly have?
Up to 15,000
Up to 5,000
Up to 25,000
7
Human genes are supposedly 98% similar to that of...
Chimps
Dogs
Bears
8
The DNA molecule is structured as a...
Double helix
Triple helix
Layered square
9
The double helix was discovered by...
Tiller and Yorke
Watson and Crick
Alberto and Ball
10
A chromosome contains approximately how many genes?
10
100
1000
11
How many amino acids are there?
20
34
40
12
DNA can be seen as a recipe for...
Dopamine
Blood
Proteins
