Genetics Review

Who is considered the "father" of modern genetics?

• Einstein

• Mendel

• Disney

• Washington

TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• different
• homologous 

Y for yellow body is dominant over y for blue body.  What alleles would produce yellow bodies?

• YY,yy
• Yy,yy
• YY only
• YY,Yy

The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?

• phenotype
• dominance
• genotype
• trait

Alternant or different genes that code for the same trait are called?

• chromosomes

• segments

• alleles.

• homozygous.

What plant did Mendel study?

• pea plant

• spinach

• carrots

• sunflowers

What is a phenotype

• The genetic make up (code)
• The physical trait

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity
• trait
• gene
• allele

having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).

• protein
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• genotype

Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

• 0 %
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%