11.2 Mendel's Principles

Front

What is the term used to describe the physical or outward appearance of an individual?

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Phenotype

Front

What is the term used to describe two alleles that make up a gene?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for an individual with two identical alleles for a trait?

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Homozygous

Front

What is the term for an individual with two different alleles for a trait?

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Heterozygous

Front

What is the probability of having an offspring with the genotype TT when a homozygous tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (tt)?

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0%

Front

What organism did Gregor Mendel use to study heredity?

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Pea plants

Front

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

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Genotype

Front

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

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Phenotype

Front

If a plant has the genotype Aa, what type of alleles does it have?

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Heterozygous

Front

If a plant has the genotype AA, what type of alleles does it have?

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Homozygous dominant