11 Questions
What is the main component of the cellular nucleus that carries hereditary characters in living organisms?
Adenine
Who is considered the pioneer of modern genetics?
Gregor Johann Mendel
In what year did Oswald Avery, Mclyn McCarty, and Colin McLeod prove that all living organisms (except viruses) have DNA as genetic material?
1944
What did Hugo de Vries contribute to genetics?
Understood the reasons behind sudden changes in heredity
Who proposed a model for the process of protein synthesis with the help of DNA in bacterial cells?
Francois Jacob
What did Walter Sutton observe in grasshopper cells in 1902?
Paired chromosomes
What is the process called where physical and mental characters are transferred from parents to progeny?
Heredity
Who observed the paired chromosomes in the cells of grasshoppers in 1902?
Walter Sutton
In what year did Oswald Avery, Mclyn McCarty, and Colin McLeod prove that all living organisms (except viruses) have DNA as genetic material?
1944
Which trio of scientists demonstrated that genes are carried via chromosomes?
Oswald Avery, Mclyn McCarty, and Colin McLeod
Who proposed a model for the process of protein synthesis with the help of DNA in bacterial cells?
Francois Jacob and Jack Monod
Test your knowledge on biology topics like heredity, DNA components, and human evolution. Questions cover topics such as cellular nucleus components, transfer of physical and mental characters from parents to progeny, and the components of DNA molecules.
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