Introduction to Genetics Quiz
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Who is known as the Father of Biology?

  • Gregor Mendel
  • Aristotle (correct)
  • Hippocrates
  • None of the above
  • What did Hippocrates believe in terms of inheritance?

  • Inheritance is based on DNA
  • Inheritance of acquired characteristics (correct)
  • Inheritance is random and unpredictable
  • None of the above
  • What did Gregor Mendel study?

  • Study of heredity and genes (correct)
  • Study of DNA structure
  • Study of acquired characteristics
  • None of the above
  • What substance do modern genetics focus on, in relation to genes?

    <p>Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What idea was introduced in the 17th and 18th centuries related to heredity?

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

    What did Aristotle emphasize as important in heredity?

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

    What hypothesis did Hippocrates devise to account for the inheritance of acquired characteristics?

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

    In genetics, what is the chemical substance that genes are made of?

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

    What idea was introduced in the 17th and 18th centuries related to heredity?

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

    What did Gregor Mendel study, leading to the foundation of genetics?

    <p>Study of heredity and genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the chemical substance that modern genetics focuses on in relation to genes?

    <p>Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who believed in the inheritance of acquired characteristics and devised the hypothesis known as pangenesis?

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

    What did Aristotle emphasize as the important factor in heredity?

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

    Who is known as the Father of Biology?

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

    In the 17th and 18th centuries, what idea related to heredity was introduced?

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

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