In homage to Jan and The Man and their Physics 101 cache: one for the biologists among us! I can’t resist a puzzle cache myself, so I’m trying my hand at setting my own. Please be stealthy: this can be a VERY high muggle area, especially on weekends. BYOP.
It should go without saying that the coordinates above are NOT the final coordinates! They will put you in a good parking spot for the cache, however.
As with other puzzles of this type, the coordinates for the final are the following:
N40 3A.BCD
W75 0E.FGH
There may be a little signal bouncing at GZ, but use your geosense and this should not be a difficult find. PLEASE replace the container exactly as hidden. If you need a hint for the hint, please feel free to e-mail the CO.
There is a lottery ticket in the container for the FTF. Happy hunting!
1) An easy one to start! The man considered to be the father of the science of genetics because of his work relating to the inheritance patterns of specific traits:
a) Gregor Mendel
b) Charles Darwin
c) Jonas Salk
d) Francis Crick
a) A = 0
b) A = 2
c) A = 1
d) A =5
2) Tay-Sachs Disease is caused by a lack of the functional enzyme:
a) Mitogen-activated protein kinase
b) Amylase
c) DNA helicase
d) Hexosaminidase A
a) B = 3
b) B = 9
c) B = 6
d) B = 4
3) The region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene is called a(n):
a) Intron
b) Enhancer
c) Promoter
d) Polymerase
a) C = 6
b) C = 7
c) C = 5
d) C = 1
4) A genetic aberration such as the one that causes Down Syndrome is called a:
a) Nullisomy
b) Trisomy
c) Tetrasomy
d) Monosomy
a) D = 6
b) D = 8
c) D = 5
d) D = 2
5) Translation begins at which mRNA codon?
a) UAA
b) AUG
c) UGA
d) AAG
a) E = 4
b) E = 0
c) E = 3
d) E = 7
6) The phase of mitosis in which replicated chromosomes align on the equator of the spindle:
a) Prophase
b) Anaphase
c) Telophase
d) Metaphase
a) F = 9
b) F = 0
c) F = 2
d) F = 1
7) Cystic fibrosis is inherited as an autosomal recessive. Two parents who do not have the disease already have the following children: two with cystic fibrosis, three without. What is the probability that their next child will have cystic fibrosis?
a) ¼
b) ½
c) ¾
d) 1
a) G = 7
b) G = 8
c) G = 0
d) G = 3
8) A population has eight times as many heterozygotes as homozygous recessives. What is the frequency of the recessive gene?
a) 0.05
b) 0.1
c) 0.2
d) 0.5
a) H = 9
b) H = 3
c) H = 0
d) H = 1
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