Who is the "father" of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What did he study?
trait inheritance
In what organism?
pea plants
Through what did he discover the plants inherited their traits?
by way of discrete "units of inheritance"
A more precisely defined version of this is called what?
a gene.
What field includes genetics?
biology,
Is it strictly contained within biology?
no
What is is strongly connected with?
study of information systems.
Name one subfield of genetics.
Trait inheritance
What kinds of organisms are studied in genetics?
bacteria, plants, animals, and humans
Can the work of genes be switched on and off?
yes
By what?
The intracellular or extracellular environment of a cell