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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?

<p>They work within the context of the cell, the organism (e.g. dominance), and within the context of a population</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influences development and behavior, often referred to as nature versus nurture?

<p>Genetic processes working in combination with an organism's environment and experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the first scientist to study genetics scientifically, and in what city did he work in the 19th century?

<p>Gregor Mendel, in Brno</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Gregor Mendel study in his experiments with pea plants?

<p>Trait inheritance or patterns in the way traits are handed down from parents to offspring over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of genetics, what is the somewhat ambiguous definition of what is referred to as a gene?

<p>Discrete 'units of inheritance'</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three domains of life that organisms studied within the broad field of genetics span?

<p>Archaea, bacteria, and eukarya</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may increase or decrease gene transcription in the intracellular or extracellular environment of a living cell or organism?

<p>The environment and experiences of the organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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