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What did Gregor Mendel study in relation to trait inheritance?
What did Gregor Mendel study in relation to trait inheritance?
- Patterns in the way traits are handed down from parents to offspring (correct)
- The process of photosynthesis in pea plants
- The role of chloroplasts in genetic variation
- The structure of DNA in plants
How does plant genetics differ from animal genetics?
How does plant genetics differ from animal genetics?
- Plants inherit traits exclusively from one parent
- Plants have a more complex DNA structure than animals
- Plants have fewer genetic variations compared to animals
- Plants can be self-fertile, unlike most animals (correct)
What is a unique genetic ability that can make speciation easier in many plants?
What is a unique genetic ability that can make speciation easier in many plants?
- Being exclusively asexual reproducers
- Having a higher mutation rate than animals
- Being well adapted to polyploidy (correct)
- Having a simpler genetic code than animals
What did Mendel observe about the way traits are inherited by organisms?
What did Mendel observe about the way traits are inherited by organisms?
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What is the process achieved by the use of chloroplasts in plants?
What is the process achieved by the use of chloroplasts in plants?
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What term did Gregor Mendel use to describe the discrete 'units of inheritance'?
What term did Gregor Mendel use to describe the discrete 'units of inheritance'?
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Why can parentage and lineage be difficult to determine in plant genetics?
Why can parentage and lineage be difficult to determine in plant genetics?
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What is a unique genetic ability that can make speciation easier in many plants?
What is a unique genetic ability that can make speciation easier in many plants?
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What is the process achieved by the use of chloroplasts in plants?
What is the process achieved by the use of chloroplasts in plants?
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What did Gregor Mendel study in relation to trait inheritance?
What did Gregor Mendel study in relation to trait inheritance?
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