Genetics

Front

Who is considered the father of modern genetics?

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Gregor Mendel

Front

If A= tall plants and a= short plants, if we crossed 2 heterozygous parents, what percentage would have tall plants?

Back

75%

Front

The physical appearance of an organism is known as its ________.

Back

phenotype

Front

If one form of a gene can overpower or mask another form, it is ______.

Back

dominant

Front

The genetic makeup of an individual is its ______.

Back

genotype

Front

How many chromosomes does a human embryo receive from the mother?

Back

23

Front

In fruit flies, long wings are dominant and short wings are recessive. If a long-winged fruit fly that is heterozygous mates with a fruit fly that has short wings, which percentage of their offspring will have long wings?

Back

50%

Front

A species of flower has red flowers and white flowers with the heterozygous individual having what color flowers if the flowers demonstrate incomplete dominance?

Back

Pink

Front

What type of complex inheritance results in a roan cow when a red cow and a white cow mate?

Back

codominance

Front

What genotype would go in the box? Options:

AA

,

Aa

,

aa

,

aA

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aa