Genetics Quiz

The passing of characteristics through genes from older family members to younger family members is known as what?

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Offspring

• DNA

What chemicals store information about a person in the cells?

• RNA

• Chromosomes

• Proteins

• DNA

What were the factors that scientists noticed in the offspring of plants that led to the formal study of genetics?

• Cells

• Genes

• Traits

• Chemicals

During what century did scientists begin formally studying genetics?

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

• 2000s

What are the sections of DNA called that explain why a person displays specific traits?

• Cells

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Proteins

What is the complete set of genes in an organism called?

• Geneticist

• Chromosome

• Cell

• Genome

What did geneticists study in the Human Genome Project?

• Medical professionals

• Genetic disorders

• DNA

• Genetic engineering

By the end of the Human Genome Project, what percentage of genes were identified in humans?

• 75%

• 85%

• 99%

• 100%

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Why is the understanding of genes important for medical professionals?

• To increase scientific knowledge

• To treat patients appropriately based on their genome

• To create genetic modifications

• To study genetic history

Where are genes located?

• DNA

• Father

• Cells

• Chromosomes