Genetics Final Exam with verified answers 2024

What are deleterious genes and list one example - correct answer alleles whose phenotype results in significantly reduced fitness of an animal; Dexter cattle - short legs Genetics - correct answer The scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation. Gregor Mendel is often referred to as - correct answer "Father of Genetics" What plant did Gregor Mendel study? - correct answer peas Why was Mendel more successful than other researchers? (what were they looking for or at differently) - correct answer 1. Picked easy organism to experiment 2. Picked plant that was diploid 3. Picked traits that were simply inherited 4. Mendel looked at traits separately Define genetic improvement and list 3 examples - correct answer The betterment of an organism; 1. bigger 2. smaller 3. faster 4. hairless 5. quicker weight gain Who created the term "genetics?' - correct answer William Batesone What is a chromosome? - correct answer a DNA molecule composed of RNA and proteins to form a threadlike structure; only visible during meiosis and mitosis (contains the genes) What is located on a chromosome? - correct answer genes