The science that deals with the application of statistical concepts and procedures to the study of biological problems is known as:
A) Biometrics
B) Biometry
C) Biostatistics
D) All of these
The branch of genetics which attempts to explain the inheritance of quantitative characters using statistical concepts and procedures is called:
A) Population genetics
B) Biometrical genetics
C) Mendelian genetics
D) All of these
Statistical concepts and procedures used in biometrical genetics are known as:
A) Population genetics
B) Statistical genetics or Mathematical genetics
C) Mendelian genetics
D) Both (i) and (ii)
The study of the frequency of genes and genotypes in a Mendelian population is called:
A) Population genetics
B) Statistical genetics
C) Biometrical genetics
D) Mathematical genetics
Analysis of Mendelian genetics is based on:
A) Variances and covariances
B) Frequencies
C) Segregation ratios
D) Both (ii) and (i)
The branch of genetics which deals with the inheritance of quantitative characters is:
A) Population genetics
B) Quantitative genetics
C) Mendelian genetics
D) Both (ii) and (ii)
Analysis of quantitative genetics is based on:
A) Variances and covariances
B) Frequencies and segregation ratios
C) Mean
D) Both (i) and (ii)
The foundation or initial framework of quantitative genetics was established by:
A) Sir Francis Galton (1888)
B) Wright (1922)
C) R. A. Fisher (1918)
D) Karl Pearson (1902)
The branch of genetics that helps study polygenic variation and separates non-heritable variation from heritable variation is known as:
A) Population genetics
B) Quantitative genetics
C) Both (i) and (ii)
D) None of these
Biometrical techniques used for the assessment of polygenic variation include:
A) Range and mean
B) Standard deviation and variance
C) Standard error and coefficient of variation
D) All of these

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