{"id":116385,"date":"2023-08-25T10:16:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=116385"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:16:14","slug":"genetics-final-exam-final-exam-for-pittcock-genetics-questions-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/25\/genetics-final-exam-final-exam-for-pittcock-genetics-questions-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetics Final Exam (Final exam for Pittcock Genetics)\/Questions &amp;Answers\/"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Genetics Final Exam (Final exam for Pittcock<br>Genetics)<br>What are deleterious genes and list one example<br>(ANS &#8211; alleles whose phenotype results in significantly reduced fitness of an<br>animal; Dexter cattle &#8211; short legs<br>Genetics<br>(ANS &#8211; The scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation.<br>Gregor Mendel is often referred to as<br>(ANS &#8211; &#8220;Father of Genetics&#8221;<br>What plant did Gregor Mendel study?<br>(ANS &#8211; peas<br>Why was Mendel more successful than other researchers? 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