Heredity and Genetics Quiz

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Which term refers to the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another?

  • Inheritance (correct)
  • Mutation
  • Adaptation
  • Evolution

What is the term for the set of genes and genetic information that is passed from parents to offspring?

  • Exon
  • Allele
  • Epigenome
  • Genome (correct)

Which branch of biology deals with the study of heredity and variation in living organisms?

  • Cytology
  • Embryology
  • Genetics (correct)
  • Genomics

What is the process called when genetic information is passed from one generation to the next?

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

In heredity, what term is used to describe the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?

<p>Genetic locus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the observable characteristic resulting from the interaction of a specific genotype with the environment?

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

Which of the following is not a covalent compound of carbon?

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

What is the hybridization state of carbon in benzene?

<p>sp2 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of these compounds is known as an alkyl halide?

<p>Chloroform (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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