History of Genetics Timeline

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Who is acknowledged as the father of genetics?

  • Gregor Mendel (correct)
  • Friedrich Miescher
  • Theodore Schwann
  • Matthias Schleiden

Which scientists proposed the Cell Theory in 1839?

  • Carl Correns and Hugo de Vries
  • Walter Sutton and Theodor Boveri
  • Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel
  • Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann (correct)

Who discovered DNA in 1869?

  • Walter Sutton
  • Friedrich Miescher (correct)
  • Walter Flemming
  • Gregor Mendel

In what year did Walter Sutton propose that genes are located on the chromosomes?

<p>1902 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who formulated the Chromosome Theory in 1902?

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

Who was the first to use the term 'gene'?

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

What is Genetics?

<p>The study of heredity and variation in organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the transmission of genes from parents to offspring through reproduction?

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

What does variation refer to in genetics?

<p>Differences among organisms of the same species (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who coined the term 'Genetics'?

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

Which field of Genetics involves the study of chromosomes and their structure?

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

What is classical genetics concerned with?

<p>Patterns of inheritance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the oldest field of genetics that deals with the transmission of traits between generations?

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

Which field of genetics studies the distribution and behavior of genes within and between populations?

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

What does Cytogenetics focus on studying in genetics?

<p>Genetics of the cell, especially chromosomes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of variation refers to the difference in appearance and structure of the body?

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

Physiological variation involves differences in the functioning of what?

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

Which field of genetics deals with continuously measured characters like height and weight?

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

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