History of Genetics in the 20th Century
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What is the branch of genetics concerned with the study of the structure and function of chromosomes?

  • Biochemical Genetics
  • Metagenetics
  • Cytogenetics (correct)
  • Quantitative Genetics
  • Which branch of genetics specifically studies the fundamental relationships between genes, proteins, and metabolism?

  • Ecological Genetics
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Developmental Genetics
  • Biochemical Genetics (correct)
  • What does Classical Genetics primarily focus on?

  • Mendelian genetics (correct)
  • Gene transcription
  • Chromosomes
  • Population genetics
  • Which branch of genetics deals with the study of biologically inherited traits influenced by the environment?

    <p>Behavioral Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Genetic Engineering involve?

    <p>Manipulating an organism's genome directly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In genetics, what is the study of continuously measured traits like height and weight called?

    <p>Quantitative Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of population genetics?

    <p>Studying allele frequency distribution and evolutionary processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of genetics studies the genotype and expression system of microbial species?

    <p>Microbial Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of molecular genetics?

    <p>Studying the structure and function of genes at a molecular level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process does population genetics study under the influence of natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow?

    <p>Allele frequency distribution changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main contribution of Gregor Johann Mendel to genetics?

    <p>Establishment of Mendelian Inheritance principles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of genetics involves studying hereditary disorders and their management?

    <p>Medical Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who coined the term 'gene' to denote the basic unit of heredity?

    <p>Johannse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist demonstrated that genes are made up of DNA in 1944?

    <p>Oswald Avery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year was the double helical structure of the DNA molecule discovered?

    <p>1953</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who described gene transcription in 1966?

    <p>Thomas Hunt Morgan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many chromosomes were discovered in humans in 1956?

    <p>46</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Rediscovery of Mendel' was marked in 1900 by which group of scientists?

    <p>[Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns, Erich von Tschermak]</p> Signup and view all the answers

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