Mendel Genetics

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What organism did Mendel study?

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Mendel studied pea plants.

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What is a genotype?

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A genotype is the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by the alleles it possesses.

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What is a phenotype?

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A phenotype is the physical traits expressed by an organism, such as height or color.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a specific gene, such as 'Mm'.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a specific gene, such as 'MM' or 'mm'.

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What is the dominant trait in pea plants?

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The dominant trait in pea plants is expressed when at least one dominant allele is present.

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What is the recessive trait in pea plants?

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The recessive trait in pea plants is expressed only when two recessive alleles are present.

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What is Mendel's Law of Segregation?

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Mendel's Law of Segregation states that during the formation of gametes, the two alleles for a trait separate from each other.

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What is Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment?

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Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently of one another.

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What is a Punnett square?

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A Punnett square is a diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross by showing the possible combinations of alleles.