1. Introduction to Genetics

Match the following inheritance theory with the appropriate definition. 

I. Pangenesis                                   _________ 

II. Epigenesis                                   _________ 

III. Preformation                               _________ 

IV. Blending Theory of Inheritance _________ 

A. Children were derived from substances found in the sex cells 

B. Children are a blend of parental traits 

C. Sew cells contain a miniature adult, which will keep growing until adulthood 

D. Gemmule particles were carried from different body parts to reproductive organs

Which of the following terms describes the process of breeding organisms for certain phenotypes?

Mendel proposed that ___________ controlled inheritance?

A commentator once described genetics as 'the queen of the biological sciences.' The statement was meant to imply that genetics is of overarching importance in the biological sciences. Do you agree with this statement? In what ways do you think the statement is accurate?

All life shares DNA as the hereditary material. From an evolutionary perspective, why do you think this is the case?

Define natural selection, and describe how natural selection operates as a mechanism of evolutionary change.

What are the four processes of evolution? Briefly describe each process.

Plant agriculture and animal domestication developed independently several times and in different locations in human history. Do a brief Internet search and then list the approximate locations, time periods, and crops developed in three of these agricultural events. What role do you think ideas about heredity may have played in these events?

Briefly describe the contribution each of the following people made to the development of genetics or genetic analysis.

Edmund B. Wilson

Briefly describe the contribution each of the following people made to the development of genetics or genetic analysis.

Archibald Garrod

Briefly describe the contribution each of the following people made to the development of genetics or genetic analysis. Rudolph Virchow:

Briefly describe the contribution each of the following people made to the development of genetics or genetic analysis. William Bateson:

Briefly describe the contribution each of the following people made to the development of genetics or genetic analysis. Robert Hooke:

Briefly describe the contribution each of the following people made to the development of genetics or genetic analysis. Rosalind Franklin:

What information presented in this chapter and what information familiar to you from previous general biology courses is consistent with all life having a common origin?

It is common to study the biology and genetics of bacteria, yeast, fruit flies, and mice to understand biological and genetic processes in humans. Why do you think this is the case?