A Geneticist Tracking How Various Traits Are Passed from One

question 110

Multiple Choice

A geneticist tracking how various traits are passed from one generation to the next is engaged in __________.

• A) phylogenetics
• B) population genetics
• C) Mendelian genetics
• D) molecular genetics

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Definitions:

Freshwater Fishes

A diverse group of fish species that spend most or all of their lives in freshwater habitats such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, contrasting with saltwater or marine fishes.

Ammonia

A colorless gas with a characteristic pungent smell, NH3, used in industrial and cleaning products and produced by living organisms during metabolism.

Transports

The movement of substances across cell membranes or within organisms or cells, critical for processes such as nutrient uptake and waste removal.

Males

Individuals of a species that produce sperm, the male reproductive cells, typically involved in sexual reproduction.