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Genetics

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Set 1 Introduction To Genetics

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Question 1

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In the 1600s, William Harvey studied reproduction and development. What is the term given to the theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult?

A) sequential pattern formation
B) preformation
C) equational transformation
D) epigenesis
E) transduction

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Question 2

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Who was the Augustinian monk that conducted a decade of experiments on the garden pea, eventually showing that traits are passed from parents to offspring in predictable ways?

A) Alfred Wallace
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Aristotle
D) Francis Crick
E) Hippocrates

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Question 3

(Short Answer)

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What is a simple definition of an allele?

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An allele ...

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