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What term is used today to refer to the factors that determine inheritance?
What term is used today to refer to the factors that determine inheritance?
Before Mendel, heredity was considered a blending process. What did Mendel's work demonstrate?
Before Mendel, heredity was considered a blending process. What did Mendel's work demonstrate?
Which principles of heredity did Mendel establish through his experiments?
Which principles of heredity did Mendel establish through his experiments?
What did Mendel prove by showing that different characters in heredity follow specific laws?
What did Mendel prove by showing that different characters in heredity follow specific laws?
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What did Mendel apply to a biological problem for the first time?
What did Mendel apply to a biological problem for the first time?
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How long did Mendel's studies remain unrecognized after his death?
How long did Mendel's studies remain unrecognized after his death?
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According to the pre-Mendelian theories, what was the basis of the Vapour and Fluid Theories?
According to the pre-Mendelian theories, what was the basis of the Vapour and Fluid Theories?
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What is the definition of HEREDITY according to the passage?
What is the definition of HEREDITY according to the passage?
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What is the definition of VARIATIONS according to the passage?
What is the definition of VARIATIONS according to the passage?
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Which pre-Mendelian theory proposed that genetic material is preformed in the reproductive cells?
Which pre-Mendelian theory proposed that genetic material is preformed in the reproductive cells?
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What is the definition of GENETICS according to the passage?
What is the definition of GENETICS according to the passage?
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Which pre-Mendelian theory proposed that offspring are formed through the combination of reproductive materials from both parents?
Which pre-Mendelian theory proposed that offspring are formed through the combination of reproductive materials from both parents?
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Which theory proposed that the body produces minute particles called 'gemmules' that are collected in the reproductive organs?
Which theory proposed that the body produces minute particles called 'gemmules' that are collected in the reproductive organs?
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According to Lamarck's theory of 'Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics', how did giraffes develop long necks?
According to Lamarck's theory of 'Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics', how did giraffes develop long necks?
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Which theory proposed the existence of two types of cells, 'somatic cells' and 'reproductive cells', in the body of organisms?
Which theory proposed the existence of two types of cells, 'somatic cells' and 'reproductive cells', in the body of organisms?
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Which theory proposed that the inheritance of characteristics is determined by 'elementary particles'?
Which theory proposed that the inheritance of characteristics is determined by 'elementary particles'?
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Which of the following is NOT one of the particulate theories mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT one of the particulate theories mentioned in the text?
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Who proposed the Theory of Germplasm in 1892?
Who proposed the Theory of Germplasm in 1892?
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