Gregor Mendel — Questions and answers

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What was the most popular idea about how traits were passed down before Mendel's discoveries?

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  1. Traits were passed on by magical spells.
  2. Offspring always had only one parent's traits.
  3. Offspring presented an average of their parents' traits, like mixing colors of paint. ✓
  4. Traits were randomly generated in each new generation.

Answer: Offspring presented an average of their parents' traits, like mixing colors of paint.

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What is the name of Mendel's first monumental insight about how factors separate?

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  1. The Law of Blending
  2. The Law of Inheritance
  3. The Law of Segregation ✓
  4. The Law of Dominance

Answer: The Law of Segregation

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For how long did Mendel's work remain largely unappreciated after he published it?

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  1. For about 5 years
  2. For over 30 years ✓
  3. For just a few months
  4. Until the end of the 19th century

Answer: For over 30 years

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What were Mendel's 'factors' eventually identified as?

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  1. Tiny plants
  2. Chromosomes
  3. Genes ✓
  4. Molecules

Answer: Genes

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Which of these is NOT mentioned as a field impacted by Mendel's work?

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  1. Understanding genetic diseases
  2. Developing new cooking recipes ✓
  3. Improving crop yields in agriculture
  4. Unlocking identities in forensic science

Answer: Developing new cooking recipes

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