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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on genetics
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Who coined the term genetics?
- Hugo de Vries
- Thomas Hunt Morgan
- William Bateson
- Charles Darwin
William Bateson was best known in his time for rediscovering and defending the genetic paradigm of Gregor Mendel.
https://batesoninstitute.org/william-bateson/
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2022 marks the bicentenary of Gregor Johann Mendel, known as the Father of genetics. He worked under a famous physicist before his botanical experiments. Name the physicist.
- Christian Doppler
- John Dalton
- Michael Faraday
- J.J. Thomson
At the University of Vienna, Mendel worked under Christian Doppler.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregor-Mendel/Theoretical-interpretation
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Who gave the name genes to, well, genes?
- Who else? Gregor Johann Mendel, right?
- No. It’s Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen
- Come on. Won’t Hugo de Vries get offended?
- Wait, wait, wait. How can one forget Walther Flemming?
In 1909, Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity
https://www.genome.gov/25520244/online-education-kit-1909-the-word-gene-coined
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Who discovered chromosomes?
- Gregor Johann Mendel
- Wilhelm Johannsen
- Hugo de Vries
- Walther Flemming
Walther Flemming, was the first to observe and describe systematically the behaviour of chromosomes in the cell nucleus during normal cell division (mitosis).
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The Drosophila melanogaster (fruitfly) has contributed more to genetics than any other species. Now, how many Nobels have the humble fly fetched for its researchers?
- At least 2
- At least 5
- At least 6
- At least 8
The first Nobel for drosophila research went to Thomas Hunt Morgan, who used drosophila to uncover the role played by chromosomes in heredity
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/07/fruit-fly-fascination-nobel-prizes-genetics
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Published - July 28, 2022 06:51 pm IST
