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5.1 Inheritance

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Question 29

What was the key contribution of Watson, Crick, Franklin, and Wilkins to our understanding of genetics?

A

They discovered that mutations are caused by environmental factors.

B

They proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.

C

They solved the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule.

D

They demonstrated that some characteristics are controlled by single genes.

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5.1 Inheritance Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.1 Inheritance

97 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 5.1 Inheritance, covering 5.1.1 The genome, 5.1.2 Environment and phenotype, 5.1.3 Variants and mutations, 5.1.4 How genetic variants influence phenotype, 5.1.5 Asexual and sexual reproduction, 5.1.6 Haploid and diploid, 5.1.7 Meiotic cell division, 5.1.8 Single gene inheritance, 5.1.9 Predicting single gene crosses, 5.1.10 Sex determination, 5.1.11 Multiple gene inheritance, and 5.1.12 Development of our understanding of genetics. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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