___________ was the first scientist to record how traits were passed from parents to offspring.

• Charles Darwin

• Thomas Hunt Morgan

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

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The famous scientist that studied traits did his work on ___________.

• Pea Plants

• Roses

• Corn

• Fruit Flies

The study of how traits are passed on from parents to offspring is known as ______________.

• genetics

• heredity

• punnett squares

• ecology

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Traits being passed on from parents to offspring is known as ______________.

• genetics

• heredity

• punnett squares

• ecology

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Different forms of a gene are referred to as a(n) __________ (example is dominant OR recessive).

• heterozygous

• allele

• genetics

• heredity

Phenotype refers to the _______________ of an individual (Example: round peas, purple flower, full pod).

• genetics makeup

• actual physical appearance

• recessive alleles

• dominant alleles

Genotype refers to the ______________ of an individual (example: HH, Hh, hh).

• genetic makeup

• actual physical appearance

• recessive alleles

• dominant alleles

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If a plant has the following alleles, HH, it is considered __________________.

• homozygous recessive

• homozygous dominant

• heterozygous

• tall plant

If a plant has the following alleles, hh, it is considered __________________.

• homozygous recessive

• homozygous dominant

• heterozygous or hybrid

• tall plant

A heterozygous pair of alleles would be represented by what?

• two capital letters

• two lower-case letters

• one capital and one lower-case letter