Genetics Lecture 2: Major Areas and Personalities

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What is the primary focus of Transmission Genetics?

Analysis of the structure and function of genes at the molecular level

Study of the genetic makeup of populations and how they change over time

Study of continuous traits and their underlying mechanisms

Scientific description of how hereditary characteristics are passed from parent organisms to their offspring (correct)

Who is credited with founding Quantitative Genetics?

Gregor Johann Mendel

Charles Darwin

R.A.Fisher, Sewall Wright, and J.B.S. (correct)

Morgan

What is the study of the genetic makeup of populations and how they change over time?

Population Genetics (correct)

Transmission Genetics

Molecular Genetics

Quantitative Genetics

Which of the following is NOT a major area of genetics?

Evolutionary Genetics Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Molecular Genetics?

Analysis of the structure and function of genes at the molecular level Signup and view all the answers

What type of traits are studied in Quantitative Genetics?

Continuous traits Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of population genetics?

The study of allele frequency distribution and change. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of molecular genetics?

To understand the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a major area of genetics?

Botany Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the genetic basis of behavior?

Behavioral Genetics Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the genetic makeup of populations?

Population Genetics Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the genetic basis of disease?

Medical Genetics Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the founder of the new science of genetics?

Gregor Johann Mendel Signup and view all the answers

What was Rosalind Franklin's contribution to the field of genetics?

X-ray Diffraction Images Of DNA leading to discovery of DNA double helix Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Gregor Mendel's work on pea plants?

It demonstrated the inheritance of certain traits follows particular patterns Signup and view all the answers

Which geneticist made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite?

Rosalind Franklin Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for their work on the discovery of the structure of DNA?

Watson and Crick Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following geneticists is known for their work on the laws of inheritance?

Gregor Mendel Signup and view all the answers

Genetics Lecture 2: Major Areas and Personalities

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What is the primary focus of Transmission Genetics?

Who is credited with founding Quantitative Genetics?

What is the study of the genetic makeup of populations and how they change over time?

Which of the following is NOT a major area of genetics?

What is the focus of Molecular Genetics?

What type of traits are studied in Quantitative Genetics?

What is the primary focus of population genetics?

What is the main objective of molecular genetics?

Which of the following is NOT a major area of genetics?

What is the term for the study of the genetic basis of behavior?

What is the term for the study of the genetic makeup of populations?

What is the term for the study of the genetic basis of disease?

Who is known as the founder of the new science of genetics?

What was Rosalind Franklin's contribution to the field of genetics?

What is the significance of Gregor Mendel's work on pea plants?

Which geneticist made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite?

Who is known for their work on the discovery of the structure of DNA?

Which of the following geneticists is known for their work on the laws of inheritance?

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