Mendelian Genetics

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What is the genotype for a yellow plant if G = green and g = yellow?

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gg

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What fraction of offspring from the cross Bb x bb will be heterozygous? (Write out the Punnett square.)

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1/2

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What is the term for what you see, or the physical appearance of an organism?

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Phenotype

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What does heterozygous mean?

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The alleles are different.

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What genotype would go in box 2 if the options are BB, Bb, bb?

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Bb

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What is the definition of genotype?

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The genetic makeup of an organism.

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What is the definition of homozygous?

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Having two identical alleles for a trait.

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What is the definition of a Punnett square?

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A diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross.

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If a plant has the genotype Tt, what is its phenotype if T = tall and t = short?

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Tall.

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What is the expected phenotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross?

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3:1.