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What is the primary focus of the branch of biology concerned with the study of the inheritance of biological traits and variation in biological traits?
What is the primary focus of the branch of biology concerned with the study of the inheritance of biological traits and variation in biological traits?
- The reconstruction of evolutionary relationships between populations and species
- Evolutionary theory and population genetics
- The analysis of DNA from different populations and species
- The inheritance of biological traits and variation in biological traits (correct)
Who are the two scientists credited with the development of evolutionary theory?
Who are the two scientists credited with the development of evolutionary theory?
- Alfred Russel Wallace and Gregor Mendel
- Gregor Mendel and James Watson
- Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel
- Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace (correct)
What is the term used to describe traits that are controlled by a single gene?
What is the term used to describe traits that are controlled by a single gene?
- Heterogenic traits
- Monogenic traits (correct)
- Polygenic traits
- Multigenic traits
What is the term used to describe the study of how genes behave in large numbers of individual organisms?
What is the term used to describe the study of how genes behave in large numbers of individual organisms?
What is the term used to describe the process of how genes and genetic variation within populations can change over time?
What is the term used to describe the process of how genes and genetic variation within populations can change over time?
What is the primary application of understanding evolutionary relationships between populations and species?
What is the primary application of understanding evolutionary relationships between populations and species?
What is the term used to describe the units of heredity that control or contribute to biological traits?
What is the term used to describe the units of heredity that control or contribute to biological traits?
What is the term used to describe the process of natural selection and animal and plant breeding?
What is the term used to describe the process of natural selection and animal and plant breeding?
What is the term used to describe the study of the genetic material that contains genes?
What is the term used to describe the study of the genetic material that contains genes?
What is the term used to describe the study of the inheritance of biological traits and variation in biological traits at the molecular level?
What is the term used to describe the study of the inheritance of biological traits and variation in biological traits at the molecular level?
