Mendelian Genetics

Who is considered the "Father of Genetics?"

• James Watson
• Francis Crick
• Gregor Mendel
• Albert Einstein

True or False: Genetics is the scientific study of heredity.

• True
• False

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What is another name for "true breeding?"

• Heterozygous
• Purebred
• Hybrid
• Cross Pollinating

Gregor Mendel's "P" Generation consisted of plants which were ______________ with opposite traits.

• Purebred
• Hybrid
• Heterozygous
• Incompletely Dominant

All offspring plants in the F1 generation were purple because purple is the ______________ trait.

• Heterozygous
• Homozygous
• Dominant
• Recessive

Gregor Mendel's "P" generation consisted of purple flower plants crossed with white flower plants. What were the results of this cross?

• All purple flower offspring
• All white flower offspring
• Some purple flowers and some white flowers

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True or False: The trait NOT seen in the F1 generation is the DOMINANT trait.

• True
• False

Which of the following best explains the results of letting the F1 purple hybrids self pollinate?

• 100% Purple
• 100% White
• 50% Purple, 50% White
• 75% Purple, 25% White

A __________ is a segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein, which leads to a particular trait.

• Gene
• Allele
• Codon
• Nucleotide

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The different forms of a gene are known as _____________.

• Codons
• Proteins
• Alleles
• Nucleotides