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Who is considered the first to study genetics scientifically?
Who is considered the first to study genetics scientifically?
- Charles Darwin
- Louis Pasteur
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- Gregor Mendel (correct)
What is the term used today to refer to what Mendel observed as 'units of inheritance'?
What is the term used today to refer to what Mendel observed as 'units of inheritance'?
- Chromosomes
- Alleles
- Genes (correct)
- Genotype
What did Gregor Mendel study in terms of inheritance?
What did Gregor Mendel study in terms of inheritance?
- The role of environment in gene transcription
- Patterns in the way traits are handed down from parents to offspring (correct)
- The behavior of genes in a population
- The structure of DNA
In addition to trait inheritance, what else does modern genetics study?
In addition to trait inheritance, what else does modern genetics study?
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What has genetics given rise to in terms of subfields?
What has genetics given rise to in terms of subfields?
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