Genetics 1

Published: Tuesday 24th February 2026A free science quiz about DNA and all things genetic related.
  1. Which Austrian biologist is often referred to as "The Father of Genetics"?
  2. What does DNA stand for?
  3. How many chromosomes does a normal human have?
  4. What name is given to a section of DNA that contains specific instructions, for example the colour of eyes?
  5. What plants did Mendel work with on his pioneering genetic experiments?
  6. What pair of sex chromosomes are present in a human male?
  7. In DNA which of the following bases are always paired with Adenine, [a] Cytosine, [b] Guanine or [c] Thymine?
  8. Who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 for their work in discovering the structure of DNA?
  9. What name is given to the complete set of an organism's DNA?
  10. What is the shape of the DNA molecule?
  11. US zoologist Theophilus Painter first identified individual genes by studying what insects?
  12. Which girl group had a UK top ten hit in 2012 with the song "DNA"?
  13. What is the main function of DNA?
  14. All human DNA is unique to an individual, except in which case?
  15. Which scientist's X-ray photographs of DNA lead to the discovery of it's structure?
  16. According to Mendel, what are the two types of gene?
  17. Which geneticist, working at Leicester University first developed DNA profiling?
  18. In which 1993 movie were dinosaurs cloned by using their DNA from prehistoric mosquitos preserved in amber?
  19. Using DNA whose body did researchers confirm was buried under a car park in Leicester?
  20. What date has been declared World DNA Day as the anniversary of the first published structure of the polymer?
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