Mendelian Genetics

Who is considered to be the Father of genetics?

• Mendel
• Watson & Crick
• Flemming
• Darwin

What word is used to describe different versions of the same gene?

• Chromosomes
• Phenotype
• Alleles
• Genotype

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What word describes the inheritance of two alleles that are the same?

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Homologous
• Heterotrophic

What word describes the inheritance of two different alleles?

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Heterotrophic
• Homologous

What word is used to describe the characteristics (physical) that an individual inherits?

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

What organism did Mendel do his famous studies of genetics with? 

• bees
• carrots 
• peas 
• mice

What is a factor that is covered up by another trait?

• Recessive
• Dominant

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Aa is

• homozygous
• heterozygous

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

• BB
• blue
• green
• bb

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4