Genetics Quiz

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Who is considered the first to study genetics scientifically?

Louis Pasteur

Charles Darwin

Thomas Hunt Morgan

Gregor Mendel (correct)

What did Gregor Mendel study in genetics?

Mitosis

Photosynthesis

Natural selection

Trait inheritance (correct)

What is a gene?

A protein

A molecular bond

A discrete unit of inheritance (correct)

A cell structure

What are the primary principles of genetics in the 21st century?

Trait inheritance and molecular inheritance mechanisms of genes Signup and view all the answers

In what context are gene structure and function, variation, and distribution studied?

Within the context of the cell, the organism, and within the context of a population Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of genetics?

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms. Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first to study genetics scientifically?

Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar working in the 19th century in Brno, was the first to study genetics scientifically. Signup and view all the answers

What did Gregor Mendel study in genetics?

Mendel studied 'trait inheritance', patterns in the way traits are handed down from parents to offspring over time. Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary principles of genetics in the 21st century?

Trait inheritance and molecular inheritance mechanisms of genes are still primary principles of genetics in the 21st century. Signup and view all the answers

In what context are gene structure and function, variation, and distribution studied?

Gene structure and function, variation, and distribution are studied within the context of the cell, the organism (e.g. dominance), and within the context of a population. Signup and view all the answers