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Quiz on Genetics

Authored by MARK CALABANO

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

The term genetics is derived from the Greek word "gennan," which means:

To divide

To grow

To generate

To carry

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Genetics is primarily concerned with the study of:

Diseases only

Nutrition and health

Heredity and variations

Evolution only

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Genes, the unit of inheritance, are located on:

Mitochondria

Ribosomes

Chromosomes

Lysosomes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Who introduced the term chromosome in 1888?

Mendel

Morgan

Waldeyer

Watson

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

The total number of chromosomes in human somatic cells is:

22

23

46

48

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

A haploid cell (gamete) in humans contains:

44 chromosomes

46 chromosomes

23 chromosomes

21 chromosomes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

How many pairs of autosomes are present in humans?

1

2

22

23

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