Father of Genetics

This person determined that organisms received one 'factor" from both parents and that one "factor" can hide the expression of another "factor". Who is the Father of Genetics?

• Darwin

• Punnett

• Mendel

Who is considered the "father of genetics"?

• Gregor Mendel

• Reginald Punnett

• James Watson

• Justin Bieber

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What did Gregor Mendel and Reginald Punnett have in common?

• They were both monks

• They both lived during the 20th century

• They both experimented with pea plants

• They both lived in Germany

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Curly hair is dominant, and straight hair is recessive. If a curly-haired man has a baby with a straight-haired woman, what will happen?

• The baby will definitely have curly hair.

• The baby will definitely have straight hair.

• The baby will probably have curly hair.

• The baby will probably have straight hair.

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

Which of the following experiments is associated with the Father of Genetics?

• Pea plant experiments

• Fruit fly experiments

• Bacterial transformation

• X-ray crystallography

What principle did the Father of Genetics discover through his experiments?

• Theory of Evolution

• Laws of Inheritance

• Cell Theory

• Theory of Relativity

In which century did the Father of Genetics conduct his famous experiments?

• 17th century

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 20th century

What type of plants did the Father of Genetics use for his experiments?

• Corn plants

• Pea plants

• Tomato plants

• Wheat plants

Which law states that alleles segregate independently during the formation of gametes?

• Law of Segregation

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Dominance

• Law of Uniformity