Open Scied Genetics

A complex molecule (double helix - “twisted staircase”) that carries the code for organisms’ traits, which is passed on from generation to generation.

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Who is the Father of Genetics?

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einsten

• Albert Wegener

The father of genetics.

• Mendel

• Kodak Black

• Napolean

• EM Tiffany

Who was considered to be the father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Aristotle

• John Newton

• Gregor Mendel

Scientific study of heredity

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Anatomy

• Biology

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The scientific study of heredity.

• Biology

• Gene Therapy

• Genetic Counseling

• Genetics

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A mutation is

• any change that is harmful

• any change in a gene or chromosome

• any change that is helpful

• any change in the phenotype

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What is the basic unit of heredity that is passed from parents to offspring?

• Gene

• Chromosome

• DNA

• Protein

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Which structure in the cell contains the genetic material?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Golgi apparatus

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What is the process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce?

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Drift

• Mutation

• Gene Flow

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