Medical Genetics
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Which of the following best describes medical genetics?

  • The study of genetic engineering in medicine
  • The study of DNA variations in plants
  • The study of the human genome
  • The study of human biological variation in relation to health and disease (correct)

    • What did Mendel study to make his contribution to medical genetics?

  • Garden peas (correct)
  • Animal genetics
  • Human DNA
  • Inherited diseases

    • Before Mendel's discoveries, it was believed that parental characteristics...

  • Blend in the offspring (correct)
  • Do not affect the offspring
  • Are not inherited
  • Are determined by the environment

    • What is the main focus of medical genetics?

    <p>Genes and their expression in relation to health and disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long ago was the scientific foundation for observations of human variation and familial patterns discovered?

    <p>140 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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