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Quiz Set 16 — Genetics
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Question 1 of 10
What does DNA stand for?
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic instructions.
Question 2 of 10
Who is considered the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants in the 1860s established the laws of inheritance.
Question 3 of 10
What shape is the DNA molecule?
DNA has a double helix structure, as discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953.
Question 4 of 10
What are genes made of?
Genes are specific sequences of DNA nucleotides that code for proteins or functional RNA.
Question 5 of 10
What is a mutation?
A mutation is a permanent change in the DNA sequence that can be harmful, beneficial, or neutral.
Question 6 of 10
How many base pairs are in human DNA?
The human genome contains approximately 3.2 billion base pairs of DNA.
Question 7 of 10
What is a dominant trait?
A dominant trait is expressed when at least one copy of the dominant allele is present.
Question 8 of 10
What is CRISPR?
CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary gene editing technology that allows precise modification of DNA sequences.
Question 9 of 10
What percentage of DNA do humans share with chimpanzees?
Humans and chimpanzees share approximately 98.7% of their DNA sequences.
Question 10 of 10
What are the four bases in DNA?
The four DNA bases are adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C).