Mendelian Genetics

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Who is known as the 'father of genetics'?

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Gregor Mendel

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What are alleles?

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Alternative forms of a gene, such as H or h.

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How many alleles does a baby guinea pig inherit from their mother?

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1

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What does a HETEROZYGOUS individual genotype look like?

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Hh

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In humans, what genotype would a blue-eyed child have?

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bb

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What is a purebred organism?

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An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait.

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What is the dominant trait for head shape in Patrick Star's case?

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Tall head shape (T) is dominant over short head shape (t).

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If Patrick Star (TT) and Patti (tt) have children, what will be the genotype of their children?

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All children will be Tt (tall).

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What is a Punnett Square used for?

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To predict the genotypes of offspring from parental genotypes.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive traits?

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Dominant traits are expressed when at least one dominant allele is present; recessive traits are expressed only when two recessive alleles are present.