Chapter 11 - Introduction to Genetics

What organism did Mendel use to carry out his experiments?

• Fruit Flies

• Pea Plants

• Rabbits

• Roses

Pea Plants are usually _____-pollinating

• cross

• double

• minor

• self

What is a specific characteristic that varies from one organism to another?

• Gene

• Allele

• Trait

• Chromosome

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A _____-_______ plant is one that if allowed to self-pollinate, they will produce offspring identical to themselves

• true-breeding

• self-pollinating

• true-pollination

• self-breeding

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Mendel cut away the pollen-bearing male parts of the plant and dusted the plant’s flower with pollen from another plant. This is called ______-_______.

• self-pollination

• cross-pollination

• self-breeding

• cross-breeding

Some genes are ________ and other genes are ___________

• dominant, singular

• strong, recessive

• dominant, recessive

• weak, strong

What are factors that determine traits?

• Chromosomes

• Phenotype

• Nucleus

• Genes

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What are the different forms of a gene called?

• Alleles

• Homozygous

• Phenotype

• Genotype

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

• Phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

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

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous