Genetics Game

____________ is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Gene

• Alleles

__________________ is the study of how traits are passed from parent to offspring.

• Genetics

• Heredity

• Gene

• Allele

Today's understanding of how traits are passed from parents to offspring began with experiments that involved _________________________.

• apple trees

• pea plants

• coconut trees

• pineapple plants

___________ is considered the father of genetics.

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• Gregory Mendel

• Gregor Mendell

• Gregory

• Gregor Mendel

In his study, the scientist who is considered the father of genetics found that all the offspring had __________________ flowers when both parents had different homozygous genotypes.

• purple

• white

• purle and white

• pink

True breed plants have _________________________________ genotypes

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• homozygeez

• heterozygeez

The father of genetics concluded that there are _________________ alleles for every genotype.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A section of a chromosome that has the genetic information for 1 trait is called _______________.

• Gene

• Genotype

• Allele

• Phenotype

In his study, the scientist who is considered the father of genetics found that NOT all of the offspring had purple flowers when crossed pea plants with the same ____________________ genotypes.

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• homozygeez

• heterozygeez

Rr is an example of _____________________.

• Hetrozygous

• Homozygous