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What did Gregor Mendel's work demonstrate about inheritance?
Inheritance occurs through genes that maintain their structural identity.
Why do most genes come in pairs?
Because they are aligned along pairs of chromosomes.
What is the exception to the rule that most genes come in pairs in mammals?
Unpaired X and Y chromosomes in male mammals.
What serves as a template for the synthesis of ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules?
A strand of DNA.
What determines the order of corresponding bases along an RNA molecule?
The order of bases in DNA.
What are the four bases found in DNA?
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
Learn about Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in genetics, which disproved the theory of blending inheritance and introduced the concept of genes as units of heredity. Explore how genes are maintained through generations and why most genes come in pairs along chromosomes. Discover an exception to the rule of genes coming in pairs.
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