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What is the main focus of molecular biology?
What is the main focus of molecular biology?
- Understanding the interactions between various systems of an organism
- Analyzing the functions of different tissues and organs
- Studying the structure of DNA, RNA, and proteins
- Understanding the interactions between various systems of a cell (correct)
Which theory of inheritance proposes that a new character acquired by an individual shall pass on to its progeny?
Which theory of inheritance proposes that a new character acquired by an individual shall pass on to its progeny?
- Preformation
- Epigenesis
- Pangenesis
- Acquired Characters (correct)
Who accurately described cell division and realized that the wall formed between two daughter cells is not the cause but the result of cell division?
Who accurately described cell division and realized that the wall formed between two daughter cells is not the cause but the result of cell division?
- Flemming
- Mendel
- Darwin
- Von Nageli (correct)
What is the term for the reproductive tissues or cells that produce gametes?
What is the term for the reproductive tissues or cells that produce gametes?
What is the process by which organisms with heritable traits that highlight survival and reproduction tend to leave more offspring than their peers?
What is the process by which organisms with heritable traits that highlight survival and reproduction tend to leave more offspring than their peers?
Who conducted hybridization experiments on the garden peas between 1856-1863?
Who conducted hybridization experiments on the garden peas between 1856-1863?
What is the law that states that genes for different traits are sorted separately from one another?
What is the law that states that genes for different traits are sorted separately from one another?
What are the two types of nitrogenous bases in DNA?
What are the two types of nitrogenous bases in DNA?
Who discovered that the X chromosome determines gender in drosophila?
Who discovered that the X chromosome determines gender in drosophila?
What is the rule that states that the amount of guanine equals the amount of cytosine, and the amount of adenine equals the amount of thymine?
What is the rule that states that the amount of guanine equals the amount of cytosine, and the amount of adenine equals the amount of thymine?
What is the term for a sequence of three bases that codes for a single amino acid?
What is the term for a sequence of three bases that codes for a single amino acid?
What is the structure of DNA, as revealed by X-ray diffraction patterns?
What is the structure of DNA, as revealed by X-ray diffraction patterns?
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
What is a key concept of the Cell Theory?
What is a key concept of the Cell Theory?
What is a common observation in the offspring of parents with different characteristics in the past?
What is a common observation in the offspring of parents with different characteristics in the past?
What is the role of chromatin in the cell?
What is the role of chromatin in the cell?
What is the basis of natural selection?
What is the basis of natural selection?
What is the name of the theory of inheritance that proposes that differentiation into various organs or parts takes place only after fertilization?
What is the name of the theory of inheritance that proposes that differentiation into various organs or parts takes place only after fertilization?
What is the primary idea behind the Law of Segregation?
What is the primary idea behind the Law of Segregation?
What is the significance of the X chromosome in drosophila, according to Morgan's discovery?
What is the significance of the X chromosome in drosophila, according to Morgan's discovery?
What is the Central Dogma, as hypothesized by Crick?
What is the Central Dogma, as hypothesized by Crick?
What is the result of the sorting of chromosomes from each homologous pair during meiosis?
What is the result of the sorting of chromosomes from each homologous pair during meiosis?
What is the significance of the periodic structure of DNA, as revealed by X-ray diffraction patterns?
What is the significance of the periodic structure of DNA, as revealed by X-ray diffraction patterns?
What is the relationship between the amount of adenine and thymine in DNA, according to Chargaff's rule?
What is the relationship between the amount of adenine and thymine in DNA, according to Chargaff's rule?
