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                | 1. | Term genetics was first used by: |  
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				| A. | Bateson | B. | Sutton |  
				 				 | C. | Mendel | D. | Morgan |  
                        
                        
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                | 2. | Genetics is a branch of biology, which deals with: |  
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				| A. | Laws of heredity and variations | B. | Process of cell division at gametogenesis |  
				 				 | C. | Formation of new species through natural selection | D. | None of these |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 3. | Vapour theory of inheritance was put forward by: |  
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				| A. | Pythgorus | B. | Aristotle |  
				 				 | C. | Graaf | D. | None of these |  
                        
                        
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                | 4. | Who claimed to observe a mini form of man inside the sperm? |  
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				| A. | Hertsoeker | B. | Bateson |  
				 				 | C. | Weismann | D. | Pythagorus |  
                        
                        
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                | 5. | Who is considered father of genetics: |  
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				| A. | Mendel | B. | Weismann |  
				 				 | C. | Bateson | D. | Morgan |  
                        
                        
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                | 6. | Gregor John Mendel is famous for: |  
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				| A. | Mutation teory | B. | Laws of heredity |  
				 				 | C. | Discovery of genes | D. | Inheritance of acquired characters |  
                        
                        
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                | 7. | Unit of inheritance is called : |  
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				| A. | Genotype | B. | Phenotype |  
				 				 | C. | Gene | D. | Chromosome |  
                        
                        
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                | 8. | The term gene was first used by: |  
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				| A. | Johannsen | B. | Mendel |  
				 				 | C. | Morgan | D. | None of these |  
                        
                        
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                | 9. | Branch of biology, which deals with the laws of heredity or similarities and dissimilarities between individuals related by descent, is called: |  
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				| A. | Genetics | B. | Eugenics |  
				 				 | C. | Evolution | D. | None of these |  
                        
                        
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                | 10. | Theory of continuity of germplasm suggests that: |  
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				| A. | Germinal material of body passes through gametes from one generation to another | B. | Sex cells are provided with mankins of adult bodies |  
				 				 | C. | Embryo develops from a simple fertilized cell and becomes a baby during later stages of pregnancy | D. | There is nothing like that |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
 
			
			
 
 
 
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