Meiosis and Mendelian Genetics

Who is considered to the be the “Father of Genetics”?

• Charles Darwin

• Robert Hooke

• Gregor Mendel

• Matthias Schleiden

What did Mendel use pea plants to study?

• Gamete formation

• Cross pollination

• Inheritance of traits

• Flower scent

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Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to which organisms?

• Pea plants only

• Plants only

• Animals only

• All organisms

The study of biological inheritance patterns and variation of organisms is called

• Genetics

• Purebred

• Traits

• Cross

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Produces genetically different cells

• mitosis

• meiosis

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Results in 4 haploid cells

• mitosis

• meiosis

Results in 2 diploid cells

• mitosis

• meiosis

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Somatic (body) cells

• mitosis

• meiosis

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Asexual reproduction

• mitosis

• meiosis

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How many chromosomes are in a human gamete?

• 46

• 23

• 22

• 44