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Milestones in Genetics

Genetics

A collection of historical discoveries and pivotal inventions in the field of genetics.

science history biology genetics

10 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Aug 28, 2026

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1 Who is credited with the first discovery of the laws of inheritance through experiments with pea plants?

A Gregor Mendel
B Charles Darwin
C Thomas Hunt Morgan
D Francis Crick

2 In which year was the double helix structure of DNA first published by James Watson and Francis Crick?

A 1948
B 1953
C 1960
D 1965

3 What was the first organism to have its complete genome sequenced in 1977?

A Escherichia coli
B Drosophila melanogaster
C Bacteriophage phi X174
D Caenorhabditis elegans

4 Who coined the term 'genetics' in a letter to Adam Sedgwick in 1905?

A William Bateson
B Hugo de Vries
C Walter Sutton
D Theodor Boveri

5 Which technique, invented by Kary Mullis in 1983, allows for the amplification of specific DNA segments?

A CRISPR-Cas9
B Southern Blotting
C Polymerase Chain Reaction
D Sanger Sequencing

6 What is the name of the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell in 1996?

A Molly
B Dolly
C Polly
D Holly

7 Who first observed and described cells using a microscope in his 1665 book 'Micrographia'?

A Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B Robert Hooke
C Carl Linnaeus
D Louis Pasteur

8 Which scientist is known for discovering the mobile genetic elements known as 'jumping genes' or transposons?

A Barbara McClintock
B Rosalind Franklin
C Nettie Stevens
D Elizabeth Blackburn

9 What was the primary experimental model used by Thomas Hunt Morgan to prove that genes are located on chromosomes?

A Mouse
B Fruit fly
C Yeast
D Zebra fish

10 The first draft of the Human Genome Project was officially announced as completed in which year?

A 1990
B 1998
C 2000
D 2003

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