Genetics Trivia
From pea plants to CRISPR cuts, show off your gene pool’s humor and prove you’re a true DNA dynamo!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
The malaria-fighting sickle cell mutation first arose thousands of years ago on which continent?
Africa
What’s the term for the V-shaped hairline that dips down in the center of the forehead, often seen from birth and famous in pop culture?
Widow's peak
In mitosis, what fibers attach at the centromere to pull sister chromatids toward opposite poles?
Spindle fibers
According to landmark 1960s research, damage to which cellular molecule is a fundamental cause of cancer?
DNA
Which British biochemist’s 1977 DNA sequencing method became the gold standard and helped enable the Human Genome Project?
Sanger