Basics of Genetics

What is the study of heredity called?

• Genetics

• Ecology

• Anatomy

• Botany

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What is heredity?

• The passing on of characteristics (as the color of the eyes or hair) from parents to offspring.

• The process of cell division in living organisms.

• The study of weather patterns and climate.

• The ability of an organism to adapt to its environment.

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Louis Pasteur

• James Watson

When did Gregor Mendel conduct his experiments on genetics?

• 1800s

• 1700s

• 1900s

• 1600s

What did Mendel do to predict how traits would be transferred from one generation to the next?

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How did Mendel study which traits the offspring would inherit?

• Mendel cross pollinated pea plants in order to see which traits the offspring would inherit.

• Mendel observed wild animals to determine inherited traits.

• Mendel used computer simulations to predict inheritance patterns.

• Mendel studied human families to track trait inheritance.

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What is the basic unit of life?

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What is the control center of a cell that contains the genetic material (DNA)?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Cell membrane

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What are organized strands of DNA called?

• Chromosome

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Enzyme

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What is the genetic material of an organism and the blueprint that controls the traits of an organism?

• DNA

• RNA

• Protein

• Lipid

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