GENETICS (BIOD 210) MODULE 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
Epigenesis - ANSWER-Concept correctly hypothesized that a fertilized human egg
undergoes specific developmental events that eventually lead to the formation of a
human
Preformation - ANSWER-Concept that a fertilized egg contains a tiny version of a
completely developed adult (homunculus)
Who introduced cell theory? - ANSWER-Mathias Schledein and Theodor Schwann
What did Mathias Schledein and Theodor Schwann propose? - ANSWER-That all living
organisms were composed of organized structures called cells and that these cells were
derived from identical precursor cells
Spontaneous generation - ANSWER-Living things could spontaneously generate from
nonliving components
What book did Charles Darwin publish that postulated his theory of natural selection? -
ANSWER-The Origin of Species
Who theorized natural selection? - ANSWER-Charles Darwin
Who used pea plants to model how traits are inherited from generation to generation? -
ANSWER-Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian Monk
Normal in genetic terms is the gene that occurs most often in a population, this gene is
the? - ANSWER-Wild-type allele
Phenotype - ANSWER-Observable feature produced by a gene
Genotype - ANSWER-Set of alleles that are carried by an organism that produce a
certain trait
What are the four different nucleotides which have different nitrogenous bases? -
ANSWER-Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Thymine (T), and Cytosine (C)
What does Gregor Mendel's experiment explain? - ANSWER-The basic foundations of
trait transmission in modern genetics, so he is considered a forefront name in genetics.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
Epigenesis - ANSWER-Concept correctly hypothesized that a fertilized human egg
undergoes specific developmental events that eventually lead to the formation of a
human
Preformation - ANSWER-Concept that a fertilized egg contains a tiny version of a
completely developed adult (homunculus)
Who introduced cell theory? - ANSWER-Mathias Schledein and Theodor Schwann
What did Mathias Schledein and Theodor Schwann propose? - ANSWER-That all living
organisms were composed of organized structures called cells and that these cells were
derived from identical precursor cells
Spontaneous generation - ANSWER-Living things could spontaneously generate from
nonliving components
What book did Charles Darwin publish that postulated his theory of natural selection? -
ANSWER-The Origin of Species
Who theorized natural selection? - ANSWER-Charles Darwin
Who used pea plants to model how traits are inherited from generation to generation? -
ANSWER-Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian Monk
Normal in genetic terms is the gene that occurs most often in a population, this gene is
the? - ANSWER-Wild-type allele
Phenotype - ANSWER-Observable feature produced by a gene
Genotype - ANSWER-Set of alleles that are carried by an organism that produce a
certain trait
What are the four different nucleotides which have different nitrogenous bases? -
ANSWER-Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Thymine (T), and Cytosine (C)
What does Gregor Mendel's experiment explain? - ANSWER-The basic foundations of
trait transmission in modern genetics, so he is considered a forefront name in genetics.
