Mendelian Genetics

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Who is known as the "father of genetics"?

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Gregor Mendel

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A HETEROZYGOUS individual would have the genotype:

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Hh

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In humans, blue eyes are a recessive trait. What genotype would a blue eyed child have?

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bb

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In pea plants, tall (T) plant alleles are dominant to short (t) plant alleles. If two tall plants (each with the genotype Tt) are crossed, what is the probability that the cross would result in a short pea plant?

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25%

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Genes determine the characteristics, or __?__, that an individual can have.

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traits

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Sections of DNA on a chromosome are called:

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genes.

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What do we call the result of the genotype (for example, the color of the peas)?

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Phenotype

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If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?

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gg

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How are alleles represented for a homozygous recessive pea plant for height?

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tt

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The letters on the TOP AND SIDE of a punnett square represent ______________.

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The possible alleles given by the parents following meiosis.