18 Questions
What is the branch of genetics concerned with the study of the structure and function of chromosomes?
Cytogenetics
Which branch of genetics specifically studies the fundamental relationships between genes, proteins, and metabolism?
Biochemical Genetics
What does Classical Genetics primarily focus on?
Mendelian genetics
Which branch of genetics deals with the study of biologically inherited traits influenced by the environment?
Behavioral Genetics
What does Genetic Engineering involve?
Manipulating an organism's genome directly
In genetics, what is the study of continuously measured traits like height and weight called?
Quantitative Genetics
What is the main focus of population genetics?
Studying allele frequency distribution and evolutionary processes
Which branch of genetics studies the genotype and expression system of microbial species?
Microbial Genetics
What is the main focus of molecular genetics?
Studying the structure and function of genes at a molecular level
Which process does population genetics study under the influence of natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow?
Allele frequency distribution changes
What is the main contribution of Gregor Johann Mendel to genetics?
Establishment of Mendelian Inheritance principles
Which branch of genetics involves studying hereditary disorders and their management?
Medical Genetics
Who coined the term 'gene' to denote the basic unit of heredity?
Johannse
Which scientist demonstrated that genes are made up of DNA in 1944?
Oswald Avery
In which year was the double helical structure of the DNA molecule discovered?
1953
Who described gene transcription in 1966?
Thomas Hunt Morgan
How many chromosomes were discovered in humans in 1956?
46
'Rediscovery of Mendel' was marked in 1900 by which group of scientists?
[Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, Erich von Tschermak]
Test your knowledge on the key events in the history of genetics from the 20th century, including the rediscovery of Mendel's work, the coinage of the term 'gene', and the application of Mendelian principles to various organisms like Drosophila melanogaster.
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