Gregor Mendel is known as the 'father of genetics' for his experiments on:
A. Fruit flies (Drosophila)
B. Four o'clock plants (Mirabilis)
C. Pea plants (Pisum sativum)
D. Snapdragons (Antirrhinum)
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, is known as the 'father of genetics' for his pioneering experiments on inheritance in the garden pea plant (Pisum sativum) between 1856 and 1863. He studied seven pairs of contrasting traits and formulated the fundamental laws of inheritance: the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, which form the basis of classical genetics.
Explanation:
A stroke (cerebrovascular accident) occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, causing tissue death. Myocardial infarction is heart attack, aneurysm is vessel ballooning, embolism is blockage by a traveling clot.
Explanation:
The Loop of Henle is a U-shaped tube extending into the renal medulla. Its primary function is to concentrate the urine by creating a hyperosmotic gradient in the medullary interstitium through the counter-current multiplier mechanism. The descending limb is permeable to water but not salts, while the ascending limb is impermeable to water but actively transports salts out. This gradient allows the collecting duct to reabsorb water under the influence of ADH.
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