Quiz  /  Branches of Genetics Quiz

  • 1. 
    Which is the foundation for all the other branches of genetics that focuses on the expression of traits and how they are passed down from parent to offspring?

  • Developmental genetics
  • Statistical genetics
  • Evolutionary genetics
  • Classical genetics

  • 2. 
    Which branch of genetics studies chromosomes and their role in cell division?

  • Genomics
  • Cytogenetics
  • Genetic engineering
  • Human genetics

  • 3. 
    Which branch of genetics studies very small organisms, such as bacteria?

  • Quantitative genetics
  • Microbial genetics
  • Molecular genetics
  • Population genetics

  • 4. 
    Which is the genetic study of ontogeny, or the growth of an organism from fertilization to maturity?

  • Developmental genetics
  • Classical genetics
  • Evolutionary genetics
  • Population genetics

  • 5. 
    Which is the study of genes at the level of atoms and molecules?

  • Molecular genetics
  • Microbial genetics
  • Genomics
  • Quantitative genetics

  • 6. 
    Which is the study of genomes, or the entire sequence of DNA within an organism?

  • Genetic epidemiology
  • Cytogenetics
  • Genomics
  • Human genetics

  • 7. 
    Which is the modification of an organism’s genome?

  • Behavioral genetics
  • Genomics
  • Genetic epidemiology
  • Genetic engineering

  • 8. 
    Which is the study of the change in alleles and genetic variation in a group of organisms?

  • Quantitative genetics
  • Population genetics
  • Anthropological genetics
  • Ecological genetics

  • 9. 
    Which is the study of the influence that genes and traits have on habits and actions?

  • Psychiatric genetics
  • Genetics of intelligence
  • Behavioral genetics
  • Conservation genetics

  • 10. 
    Which is the study of genetics within groups of species in natural populations?

  • Ecological genetics
  • Conservation genetics
  • Population genetics
  • Archaeogenetics
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