Of All the People Who Have Studied Inheritance,the Person Who

question 64

Multiple Choice

Of all the people who have studied inheritance,the person who made the most lasting impression on the science of genetics is

• A) Charles Darwin.
• B) Robert Hooke.
• C) King George III.
• D) Frederick Griffith.
• E) Gregor Mendel.

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Definitions:

Translation

During gene expression, the process whereby ribosomes use the sequence of codons in mRNA to produce a polypeptide with a particular sequence of amino acids.

Transcription

First stage of gene expression; process whereby a DNA strand serves as a template for the formation of mRNA.

RNAi

Short for RNA interference, a biological process in which RNA molecules inhibit gene expression, typically by causing the destruction of specific mRNA molecules.

Specific Alleles

Specific alleles refer to particular variants of a gene that can exist at a given locus on a chromosome, contributing to the diversity of traits within a population.