Gregor Mendel Intro

4.1 Gregor Mendel

You may read the information in Chapter 11.1 or watch the video
You should be able to answer the following questions:

• ​Key Question 1

• Key Question 2

Multiple Choice

Alleles can be ..

• dominant

• recessive

• both dominant and recessive

• zygotes

Multiple Choice

Genetic traits are determined by

• genes

• chromosomes

• cells

• all of these

Multiple Choice

These types of alleles are ONLY expressed if the organism has 2 copies

• dominant

• recessive

• homozygous

• heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What is a section of DNA called?

• phenotype

• gene

• chromosome

• mutation

Multiple Choice

What did Mendel use to represent the "factors" pass on by parent to offspring?

• Capital and lower case letters

• Letters and numbers

• Large and small numbers

• A color scale

Multiple Choice

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Multiple Choice

What is the principle of dominance in genetics?

• It states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive.

• It states that all alleles are equal.

• It states that some traits are more common than others.

• It states that dominant traits are always beneficial.