GENETICS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT EXPECTED ANSWERS
What early concept of heredity proposed that genetic
information in the form of particles called gemmules
travels from different parts of the body to reproductive
organs?
Pangenesis
What are the multiple forms of one gene called?
Alleles
What is the evidence for early understanding and
application of the principles of heredity?
the domestication of plants and animals
What is the complete set of genetic instructions for an
organism?
its genome
Who discovered the basic principles of heredity?
Gregor Mendel
What characteristic makes prokaryotic cells different
from eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells do not contain membrane-bound
organelles.
The Green Revolution relied upon genetic applications
to do which of the following?
expand the world's food production
Which of the following would not be considered a
useful characteristic for a model genetic organism?
a long generation time
, What would not be considered a useful model genetic
organism?
Bos taurus (the cow)
What process involves the separation of
chromosomes in the division of somatic, nonsex,
cells?
mitosis
Which genetic condition is found at an unexpectedly
high frequency among the Hopi Native Americans?
albinism
What concept proposes that traits acquired in a
person's lifetime become incorporated into that
person's hereditary information and is passed on to
offspring?
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
What division of genetics is essentially a study of
evolution?
population genetics
The study of the chemical nature of the gene, and how
genetic information is replicated and expressed is part
of what division of genetics?
molecular genetics
Who was a nineteenth-century biologist who put forth
the theory of evolution through natural selection and
published his idea in the book entitled On the Origin
of Species?
Charles Darwin
Which of the following are ways that modern
geneticists are addressing medical, social, or
industrial problems?
AND CORRECT EXPECTED ANSWERS
What early concept of heredity proposed that genetic
information in the form of particles called gemmules
travels from different parts of the body to reproductive
organs?
Pangenesis
What are the multiple forms of one gene called?
Alleles
What is the evidence for early understanding and
application of the principles of heredity?
the domestication of plants and animals
What is the complete set of genetic instructions for an
organism?
its genome
Who discovered the basic principles of heredity?
Gregor Mendel
What characteristic makes prokaryotic cells different
from eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells do not contain membrane-bound
organelles.
The Green Revolution relied upon genetic applications
to do which of the following?
expand the world's food production
Which of the following would not be considered a
useful characteristic for a model genetic organism?
a long generation time
, What would not be considered a useful model genetic
organism?
Bos taurus (the cow)
What process involves the separation of
chromosomes in the division of somatic, nonsex,
cells?
mitosis
Which genetic condition is found at an unexpectedly
high frequency among the Hopi Native Americans?
albinism
What concept proposes that traits acquired in a
person's lifetime become incorporated into that
person's hereditary information and is passed on to
offspring?
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
What division of genetics is essentially a study of
evolution?
population genetics
The study of the chemical nature of the gene, and how
genetic information is replicated and expressed is part
of what division of genetics?
molecular genetics
Who was a nineteenth-century biologist who put forth
the theory of evolution through natural selection and
published his idea in the book entitled On the Origin
of Species?
Charles Darwin
Which of the following are ways that modern
geneticists are addressing medical, social, or
industrial problems?
