10 Questions
Which term is another name for heredity?
Biological inheritance
What is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring called?
Heredity
What is the study of heredity in biology called?
Genetics
What are the observable traits of the structure and behavior of an organism called?
Phenotype
What is the complete set of genes within an organism's genome called?
Genotype
Which scientist is credited with being the first to study genetics scientifically?
Gregor Mendel
What did Gregor Mendel study to understand how traits are passed down from parents to offspring?
Pea plants
What are the primary principles of genetics in the 21st century?
Molecular inheritance mechanisms of genes
In the context of genetics, what does the term 'gene' refer to?
Discrete units of inheritance
What does genetics study within the context of a population?
All of the above
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