6th Genetics

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What did Gregor Mendel study?

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Gregor Mendel studied pea plants, which helped him discover the basic principles of heredity.

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Heterozygous refers to having two different alleles for a trait, such as Bb.

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What does homozygous mean?

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Homozygous refers to having two identical alleles for a trait, such as BB or bb.

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What are genotypes?

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Genotypes are the genetic makeup of an organism, represented by letters (e.g., AA, Aa, aa).

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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.

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What does it mean to be a purebred?

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A purebred organism has identical alleles for a trait, such as BB or bb.

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What does it mean to be a hybrid?

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A hybrid organism has two different alleles for a trait, such as Bb.

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics for his work on pea plants.

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What is an allele?

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An allele is a variant form of a gene that determines a specific trait.

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What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

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A dominant allele masks the effect of a recessive allele in a heterozygous genotype.