Select the suitable word to complete the analogy: Freud : Psychoanalysis :: ______ : Genetics

A. Newton
B. Darwin
C. Mendel
D. Pasteur
Correct Answer: C. Mendel

Correct answer: Mendel. Freud founded psychoanalysis, and Gregor Mendel is called the father of genetics.

Background: Mendel experimented with pea plants.

  • Newton: Newton is associated with physics and gravity.
  • Darwin: Darwin is associated with evolution.
  • Pasteur: Pasteur is associated with microbiology and vaccines.

Did you know? His work was recognised only after his death.

Memory trick: Mendel = genetics.

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