Chapter 1 Introduction to Genetics

Matching

Key advances and evolution of the science of genetics: for questions 1-8, match the scientistÂ’s name to the proposed theory and experimental findings.

1. Matthias Jacob Schleiden

a. Theory of evolution through

selection

2. Theodor Schwann

b. Cell theory

3. Charles Darwin

c. Observation of chromosome

division and mitosis

4. Walther Flemming

d. Germ-plasm theory

5. August Weismann

e. Experiments with plants on the

principles of heredity

6. Gregor Mendel

f. Experiments with fruit flies on

transmission genetics

7. Walter Sutton

g. Discovery of DNA structure

8. James Watson and Francis Crick

For questions 9-16, match the research focus to the subdiscipline of genetics in which that phenomenon is primarily studied.

9. Evolution

a. Transmission genetics

10. Chemical nature of a gene

b. Molecular genetics

11. Gene expression regulation

c. Population genetics

12. Arrangement of genes on

chromosomes

13. Gene mapping

14. Differences in allele frequencies

in wet and dry environments

15. Differences in gene function in wet

and dry environments

16. Transcription and translation