General Science Questions

The distance between two genes is measured with a unit called map unit. One map unit is equivalent to 1% recombination frequency.

Eugenics is the study of altering human beings by changing their genetic components.

It is the study of the agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally.

Endorphins are called pain controlling chemicals in the body.

The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is Nitrogen.

Lipids are soluble in solvents of low polarity, which simply means that lipids are soluble in nonpolar solvents. This solubility property is a result of the large nonpolar regions that are indicative of the lipid molecule.

A grouping of stars that resembles a picture i.e, forms an imaginary outline or pattern typically representing an animal, mythological person or creature, a god, or an inanimate object is called a constellation. The night sky is divided into 88 sections called constellations.

The geosphere is the earth's solid rock or rigid outer layer known as the crust. Without the geosphere it would not be possible for humans to live on the planet. The function of the geosphere serving as the interface between the other spheres.