Who is often credited alongside Watson and Crick in the discovery of DNA's structure?

Gregor Mendel and the Foundations of Genetics

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Gregor Mendel
Rosalind Franklin
Charles Darwin
Friedrich Franz
2.
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Where was Gregor Mendel born?
Austria
Germany
Poland
Czech Republic
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What was one of the main reasons Mendel joined the Augustinian Monastery?
To avoid military service
To access educational resources
To escape financial difficulties
To become a priest
4.
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What subject did Mendel study at the University of Vienna?
History
Mathematics
Biology
Physics
5.
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What was the primary focus of Mendel's experiments?
Astronomical observations
Plant hybridization
Chemical reactions
Animal behavior
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which theory of inheritance did Mendel's findings challenge?
Blending inheritance
Pangenesis
Natural selection
Lamarckism
7.
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What is the term for Mendel's observation that traits are inherited independently?
Law of Segregation
Law of Dominance
Law of Blending
Law of Independent Assortment
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