What, according to Medel, was responsible for the inheritance of specific traits?
a) Genes
b) Factors
c) Chromosomes
d) DNA
Explanation: Mendel discovered the laws of inheritance. He attributed these traits being encoded by factors. Later studies showed that these factors are genes.
The structure of DNA by………….received the Nobel Prize in 1962.
a) Maurice Wilkins
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Francis Crick
d) Erwin
What branch of biology focuses on the study of patterns of inheritance?
a) Genetics
b) Immunology
c) Evolution
d) Ecology
Explanation: Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with questions of inheritance. It uses techniques from various disciplines like Molecular biology, Cell biology, and many more to understand the basis of inheritance
he process of transfer of characters from parents to offspring is referred to as………….
a) Inheritance
b) Heritage
c) Genetics
d) Variation
What determines the differences between the progeny and parents?
a) Inheritance
b) Heritage
c) Genetics
d) Variation
Explanation: Variation is the difference between individuals within a population. These arise between the progeny and parents/ancestors and form a backbone for natural selection to act on. sexual reproduction produces larger variations than asexual reproduction.
Which of the following approaches used by early humans is not an instance of exploitation of variation in population for the benefit of society?
a) Artificial selection of wheat as a crop
b) Domestication of cow
c) Domestication of dog
d) Invention of fire
