WGU C653 HEREDITY AND GENETICS
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What are the multiple forms of one gene called? Answer: Alleles
◉ What is the evidence for early understanding and application of
the principles of heredity? Answer: the domestication of plants and
animals
◉ What is the complete set of genetic instructions for an organism?
Answer: its genome
◉ Who discovered the basic principles of heredity? Answer: Gregor
Mendel
◉ What characteristic makes prokaryotic cells different from
eukaryotic cells? Answer: Prokaryotic cells do not contain
membrane-bound organelles.
◉ The Green Revolution relied upon genetic applications to do
which of the following? Answer: expand the world's food production
,◉ Which of the following would not be considered a useful
characteristic for a model genetic organism? Answer: a long
generation time
◉ What would not be considered a useful model genetic organism?
Answer: Bos taurus (the cow)
◉ What process involves the separation of chromosomes in the
division of somatic, nonsex, cells? Answer: mitosis
◉ Which genetic condition is found at an unexpectedly high
frequency among the Hopi Native Americans? Answer: 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? Answer: Inheritance of acquired
characteristics
◉ What division of genetics is essentially a study of evolution?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Charles Darwin
◉ Which of the following are ways that modern geneticists are
addressing medical, social, or industrial problems? Answer: -
developing genetic tests for conditions so that patients can receive
appropriate treatment
-studying bacterial genetics to learn how to control the spread of
infectious diseases
-improving the yield of agricultural crops through genetic
modification
◉ Which statements listed below are true regarding how
advancements in genetics have impacted society today? Answer: -
Industrial services have decreased their environmental footprint to
decrease harmful by-products of oil production.
-Genetic testing has brought attention to our legislation on
individual biological privacy.
-Animal model manipulation has expanded our understanding of
human disease.
◉ Hereditary genetics Answer: -researching gene transmission to
understand disease
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What are the multiple forms of one gene called? Answer: Alleles
◉ What is the evidence for early understanding and application of
the principles of heredity? Answer: the domestication of plants and
animals
◉ What is the complete set of genetic instructions for an organism?
Answer: its genome
◉ Who discovered the basic principles of heredity? Answer: Gregor
Mendel
◉ What characteristic makes prokaryotic cells different from
eukaryotic cells? Answer: Prokaryotic cells do not contain
membrane-bound organelles.
◉ The Green Revolution relied upon genetic applications to do
which of the following? Answer: expand the world's food production
,◉ Which of the following would not be considered a useful
characteristic for a model genetic organism? Answer: a long
generation time
◉ What would not be considered a useful model genetic organism?
Answer: Bos taurus (the cow)
◉ What process involves the separation of chromosomes in the
division of somatic, nonsex, cells? Answer: mitosis
◉ Which genetic condition is found at an unexpectedly high
frequency among the Hopi Native Americans? Answer: 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? Answer: Inheritance of acquired
characteristics
◉ What division of genetics is essentially a study of evolution?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Charles Darwin
◉ Which of the following are ways that modern geneticists are
addressing medical, social, or industrial problems? Answer: -
developing genetic tests for conditions so that patients can receive
appropriate treatment
-studying bacterial genetics to learn how to control the spread of
infectious diseases
-improving the yield of agricultural crops through genetic
modification
◉ Which statements listed below are true regarding how
advancements in genetics have impacted society today? Answer: -
Industrial services have decreased their environmental footprint to
decrease harmful by-products of oil production.
-Genetic testing has brought attention to our legislation on
individual biological privacy.
-Animal model manipulation has expanded our understanding of
human disease.
◉ Hereditary genetics Answer: -researching gene transmission to
understand disease
