Genetics History and Basics

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What is the primary focus of the branch of biology known as genetics?

  • The study of the biological traits of individual organisms
  • The study of the inheritance of biological traits and variation (correct)
  • The study of the structure and function of cells
  • The study of the evolutionary relationships between populations and species

What is the term for biological traits controlled by a single gene?

  • Hereditary traits
  • Monogenic traits (correct)
  • Polygenic traits
  • Inherited traits

What is the process of determining the order of the four chemical building blocks of DNA known as?

  • Genetic sequencing (correct)
  • DNA analysis
  • Genomics
  • Genetic engineering

What is the term for the study of the structure, function, and evolution of genomes?

<p>Genomics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the genetic material that contains the genes that control biological traits?

<p>DNA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the evolutionary relationships between populations and species based on?

<p>Analysis of DNA from different populations and species (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Population genetics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of change in the genetic variation of a population over time?

<p>Microevolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of understanding evolutionary relationships between populations and species in?

<p>Biological conservation, agriculture, medicine, and forensics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the process of natural selection and human-mediated evolutionary processes?

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

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