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What is the primary characteristic of hereditary material?
What is the primary characteristic of hereditary material?
- Its ability to change the behavior of an organism
- Its ability to replicate and pass information from one generation to the next (correct)
- Its ability to control the development of an organism
- Its ability to mutate over time
What is the name of the Austrian monk who discovered the rules of inheritance of traits in organisms?
What is the name of the Austrian monk who discovered the rules of inheritance of traits in organisms?
- James Watson
- Rosalind Franklin
- Francis Crick
- Gregor Mendel (correct)
What is the term for the study of the material that influences how organisms develop, function, and behave?
What is the term for the study of the material that influences how organisms develop, function, and behave?
- Genetics (correct)
- Molecular Biology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Physiology
What is the main focus of population genetics?
What is the main focus of population genetics?
What is the significance of the discovery of the structure of DNA?
What is the significance of the discovery of the structure of DNA?
What is the primary application of genetics in society?
What is the primary application of genetics in society?
What is the primary function of cytokinesis in the cell cycle?
What is the primary function of cytokinesis in the cell cycle?
What is the term for the state in which cells no longer divide, as seen in some muscle cells?
What is the term for the state in which cells no longer divide, as seen in some muscle cells?
What is the result of the fusion of two gametes in fertilization?
What is the result of the fusion of two gametes in fertilization?
What is the purpose of meiosis I?
What is the purpose of meiosis I?
What is the term for the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?
What is the term for the specific location of a gene on a chromosome?
What is the result of the random assortment of maternal and paternal chromosomes during meiosis?
What is the result of the random assortment of maternal and paternal chromosomes during meiosis?
What is the term for the cells that undergo meiosis and produce gametes?
What is the term for the cells that undergo meiosis and produce gametes?
What is the number of cells produced at the end of meiosis II?
What is the number of cells produced at the end of meiosis II?
What is the term for the process by which cells become specialized to perform specific functions?
What is the term for the process by which cells become specialized to perform specific functions?
What is the condition associated with accelerated aging, characterized by an abnormal number of cell divisions?
What is the condition associated with accelerated aging, characterized by an abnormal number of cell divisions?
What is the primary difference between a monogenic trait and a polygenic trait?
What is the primary difference between a monogenic trait and a polygenic trait?
What is the characteristic of multi-factorial traits that distinguishes them from complex traits?
What is the characteristic of multi-factorial traits that distinguishes them from complex traits?
Why do females have only a single active X chromosome in each cell?
Why do females have only a single active X chromosome in each cell?
What is the primary characteristic of qualitative traits?
What is the primary characteristic of qualitative traits?
What is the term for the study of the inheritance of traits in organisms?
What is the term for the study of the inheritance of traits in organisms?
Why do polygenic traits show a range of phenotypes?
Why do polygenic traits show a range of phenotypes?
What is the term for the condition where each type of chromosome is represented by two homologous chromosomes?
What is the term for the condition where each type of chromosome is represented by two homologous chromosomes?
What is the region of a chromosome where microtubules attach during mitosis and meiosis?
What is the region of a chromosome where microtubules attach during mitosis and meiosis?
How many chromosomes do autosomal chromosomes account for?
How many chromosomes do autosomal chromosomes account for?
What is the typical characteristic of the Y chromosome?
What is the typical characteristic of the Y chromosome?
What is the process described by the following steps: each cell duplicates its chromosomes, then divides to yield 2 daughter cells, and then each daughter cell divides again to split the chromosomes into single chromatids?
What is the process described by the following steps: each cell duplicates its chromosomes, then divides to yield 2 daughter cells, and then each daughter cell divides again to split the chromosomes into single chromatids?
What type of genes are found on the sex chromosomes?
What type of genes are found on the sex chromosomes?
What happens to the copies of a gene during the formation of egg and sperm?
What happens to the copies of a gene during the formation of egg and sperm?
What is the primary function of regulating gene expression?
What is the primary function of regulating gene expression?
What type of genes are expressed in all cells and code for essential proteins?
What type of genes are expressed in all cells and code for essential proteins?
What is the result of DNA methylation?
What is the result of DNA methylation?
What is the structure composed of in a chromosome?
What is the structure composed of in a chromosome?
What are sister chromatids connected by?
What are sister chromatids connected by?
