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Who is considered the father of genetics, and what organism did he use for his experiments?
Gregor Mendel, pea plants
What are the primary principles of genetics in the 21st century?
Trait inheritance and molecular inheritance mechanisms of genes
What are some of the subfields that have arisen from genetics?
Molecular genetics, epigenetics, and population genetics
In what ways do genetic processes work within the context of an organism?
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What influences development and behavior, often referred to as nature versus nurture?
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Who is considered the first scientist to study genetics scientifically, and in what city did he work in the 19th century?
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What did Gregor Mendel study in his experiments with pea plants?
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In the context of genetics, what is the somewhat ambiguous definition of what is referred to as a gene?
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What are the three domains of life that organisms studied within the broad field of genetics span?
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What may increase or decrease gene transcription in the intracellular or extracellular environment of a living cell or organism?
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