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What is a gene?

  • A factor responsible for the variation of inherited characteristics
  • A unit of heredity that encodes polypeptides and becomes functional proteins (correct)
  • A region of the genome that is involved in the transmission of traits
  • A segment of DNA that determines a specific physical feature of an organism

What is a character in genetics?

  • A factor influencing the variation of inherited characteristics
  • A discrete, observable, physical feature of an organism (correct)
  • A specific form of a physical feature of an organism
  • A segment of DNA responsible for a particular trait

What is a trait?

  • A segment of DNA that encodes proteins
  • A factor influencing the expression of proteins
  • A specific form of a character (correct)
  • A unit of heredity that determines physical features

What does genetics study?

<p>Heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate function of a gene?

<p>To encode polypeptides that become functional proteins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does microevolution refer to in this class?

<p>The evolution of genotypes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Charles Darwin recognize in the mid-1800s?

<p>Heritable variation in species (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does natural selection tend to favor?

<p>Organisms with high reproductive success (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What evolves in populations?

<p>Groups of individuals of the same species (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does macroevolution refer to in this class?

<p>The formation of new species (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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