Genetics Study Guide

What determines the trait that an organism inherits?

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A genetic factor that blocks another factor is a ....

• Dominant trait

• Recessive trait

A genetic factor that is blocked by a presence of a dominant factor is a

• recessive trait

• True-breeding

The factors that are passed by parents offspring are passed by...

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The "Father of Modern Genetics"

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Rudolph Virchow

• Sir Isaac Newton

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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The scientific study of heredity.

• Biology

• Gene Therapy

• Genetic Counseling

• Genetics

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Who is the Father of Genetics?

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einsten

• Albert Wegener

Scientific study of heredity

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Anatomy

• Biology

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Who was considered to be the father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Aristotle

• John Newton

• Gregor Mendel