Heredity and Genetics Basics

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What is heredity?

  • The study of inheritance in humans and animals
  • The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring (correct)
  • The process of tissue development in organisms
  • The science of genetic similarities and variations

Who is considered the first scientist to effectively apply quantitative methods to the study of inheritance?

  • Charles Darwin
  • Gregor Mendel (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Thomas Edison

What are sex-influenced traits?

  • Autosomal traits that are influenced by sex (correct)
  • Traits controlled by environmental factors
  • Traits inherited only through the X chromosome
  • Traits that skip a generation in inheritance

What type of tissue is a group of cells with similar structure and function?

<p>Epithelial Tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the study of inheritance as a modern branch of science begin?

<p>1900 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tissue covers the surface or lines the cavities and also forms most of the body's glands?

<p>Epithelial Tissue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of connective tissue?

<p>Transport of nutrients and metabolites (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is poor in blood supply and is firm, rigid, and flexible?

<p>Cartilage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are epithelial tissues classified based on shape?

<p>Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of proper connective tissue?

<p>Loose connective and Dense connective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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