Mendel's Pea

What happened to the green trait in Mendel's pea plants?

• It provide support to Darwin's theory of evolution by disappearing.

• The pea plants produced 50% less green seeds

• It was hidden by the dominant yellow gene

• The resulting plants were yellow/green-ish

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How did Mendel refer to the two kinds of traits exhibited by the pea plants (one coming from the father, one from the mother)?

• Gametogenic

• Elective traits

• Alleles

• Sequals

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What do we call the result of the genotype (for example, the color of the peas)?

• Visible traits

• Physiotrait

• Genotype 2

• Phenotype

What do we call the table used to calculate the probability of an offspring's genotype?

• Punnett Square

• Venn Diagram

• Avogadro's Graph

• Circle of Life

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Yy is an example of...

• A heteroygous phenotype

• A heterozygous genotype

• A homozygous phenotype

• A homozygous genotype

YY is an example of...

• A heterozygous phenotype

• A homozygous phenotype

• A homozygous genotype

• A heterozygous genotype

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring is called

• cross-pollination
• cross-breeding
• heredity
• genetics

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Each pea plant had _____alleles for each trait.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Gregor Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to

• plants only
• animals only 
• pea plants only 
• all organisms that reproduce sexually

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Before Mendel how did people think you got your traits

• equal from each parent
• more from the dad
• more from the mom
• from a stork