Question 1
What does the abbreviation DNA stand for?
- Deoxyribonucleic acid
- Dioxynucleic acid
- Ribonucleic acid
- Deoxyribose acid
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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Genetics trivia quiz
Genetics trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Genetics questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Genetics questions cover
- Alleles
- Inheritance
- Telomeres
- CRISPR
- Chromatin
- Genetic Code
- Imprinting
- Mitochondria
- Recombination
- Repeat Disorders
- Replication
- Cell Division
Try three Genetics questions
Question 2
What is the basic unit of heredity passed from parents to offspring?
- Tissue
- Gene
- Cell
- Protein
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Gene
Question 3
How many are usually found in a human non-reproductive cell?
- 44
- 23
- 46
- 48
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46
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Genetics match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Genetics questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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