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Genetics

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Set 1 Introduction To Genetics

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Question 1

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Which of the following theories of inheritance is currently considered TRUE?

A)Germ-plasm theory
B)Pangenesis
C)Blending inheritance
D)Inheritance of acquired characteristics
E)None of the above is considered true based on new evidence.

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Question 2

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Which of the following scientists contributed significantly to the foundations of transmission genetics?

A)James Watson
B)Thomas Hunt Morgan
C)Francis Crick
D)Charles Darwin
E)Kary Mullis

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Question 3

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The contribution Charles Darwin made to biology was to:

A)demonstrate the connection between Mendel's principles of inheritance and evolution.
B)propose that evolution occurs by natural selection.
C)develop the theory of evolution, based on earlier theories of population genetics.
D)connect the fields of evolution and molecular genetics.
E)demonstrate that genes were located on chromosomes.

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