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
In basic Mendelian inheritance, what are the alternative forms of a gene that can be dominant or recessive?
Alleles
In mitosis, what fibers attach at the centromere to pull sister chromatids toward opposite poles?
Spindle fibers
Which Mendelian principle states that during gamete formation, paired alleles separate so each offspring inherits one allele from each parent?
Law of Segregation
Which population genetics phenomenon makes a mutation common when a small group starts a new, isolated community (e.g., some cases in the Amish)?
Founder effect