QUIZ #2

Who is considered the "Father of Genetics"?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Thomas Morgan

Mendel's work was rediscovered in the year:

• 1800

• 1856

• 1900

• 1953

The term "gene" was first coined by:

• Gregor Mendel

• Wilhelm Johannsen

• Francis Crick

• Thomas Morgan

Classical genetics primarily studies:

• Protein synthesis

• Inheritance patterns through crosses

• DNA mutations

• Genetic drift

Which of the following is a tool of classical genetics?

• CRISPR

• Punnett square

• Gel electrophoresis

• PCR

The study of chromosomes and their behavior falls under:

• Molecular genetics

• Cytogenetics

• Biostatistics

• Proteomics

Molecular genetics focuses on:

• Entire populations

• Organism behavior

• The structure and function of genes at a molecular level

• Mendelian inheritance

What is the basic unit of heredity?

• Chromosome

• Protein

• DNA

• Gene

Population genetics combines principles of genetics and:

• Psychology

• Evolutionary biology

• Botany

• Ecology

Which of the following factors does not affect allele frequencies in a population?

• Mutation

• Migration

• Punnett squares

• Genetic drift