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What is the primary focus of the branch of biology known as genetics?
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?
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?
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?
What is the term for the study of the structure, function, and evolution of genomes?
What is the term for the genetic material that contains the genes that control biological traits?
What is the term for the genetic material that contains the genes that control biological traits?
What is the study of the evolutionary relationships between populations and species based on?
What is the study of the evolutionary relationships between populations and species based on?
What is the term for the study of genes in large numbers of individual organisms?
What is the term for the study of genes in large numbers of individual organisms?
What is the term for the process of change in the genetic variation of a population over time?
What is the term for the process of change in the genetic variation of a population over time?
What is the significance of understanding evolutionary relationships between populations and species in?
What is the significance of understanding evolutionary relationships between populations and species in?
What is the term for the study of the process of natural selection and human-mediated evolutionary processes?
What is the term for the study of the process of natural selection and human-mediated evolutionary processes?
