Genetics History and Basics
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What is the primary focus of the branch of biology concerned with the study of biological traits and variation?

  • Genome sequencing
  • Evolutionary processes
  • Cell nucleus division
  • Inheritance of biological traits (correct)

    • Which of the following traits is an example of a monogenic trait?

  • Cystic fibrosis in humans (correct)
  • Eye color in humans
  • Flower scent in roses
  • Height in humans

    • What is the term for the study of how genes behave in large numbers of individual organisms?

  • Evolutionary theory
  • Microevolution
  • Population genetics (correct)
  • Genome sequencing

    • What is the term for the process of reconstructing evolutionary relationships between populations and species through DNA analysis?

    <p>Phylogenetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an implication of understanding genetics for agriculture?

    <p>Improved crop yields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of how genes and genetic variation within populations can change over time?

    <p>Microevolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of natural selection that occurs through human-mediated evolutionary processes?

    <p>Artificial selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the branch of biology concerned with the study of the evolution of species over time?

    <p>Evolutionary theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a unit of heredity that carries information controlling a biological trait?

    <p>Gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of the structure and organization of genetic material within cells?

    <p>Chromosome structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary level of organization of genetic material in the study of genetics?

    <p>Chromosome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the complete set of genetic information contained within an organism's genetic material?

    <p>Genome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of the structure and organization of genetic material at the level of the chromosome?

    <p>Cytogenetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the number of sets of chromosomes present in an organism's cells?

    <p>Ploidy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the reproductive cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell?

    <p>Gametes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of a gene?

    <p>Is a discrete unit of heredity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of reconstructing evolutionary relationships between populations and species?

    <p>Phylogenetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of how genes and genetic variation within populations can change over time?

    <p>Microevolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a trait that is controlled by a single gene?

    <p>Flower colour in pea plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of the inheritance of biological traits and variation in biological traits?

    <p>Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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