Genetics and Inheritance

heredity

• the passing of traits from parents to offspring
• an offspring affected by a disorder
• male
• female
• Traces the path of inheritance from one generation to the next

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What kind of plants did Mendel use to study the inheritance of traits?

• pea plants
• the passing of traits from parents to offspring
• an offspring affected by a disorder
• male
• female

Did Mendel use a large or small sample size?

• large
• pea plants
• the passing of traits from parents to offspring
• an offspring affected by a disorder
• male

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Why did Mendel use a large sample size?

• to increase the chance his expected results would be similar to the experimental results
• large
• pea plants
• the passing of traits from parents to offspring
• an offspring affected by a disorder

What math did Mendel use to predict the outcome of the offspring?

• probability
• to increase the chance his expected results would be similar to the experimental results
• large
• pea plants
• the passing of traits from parents to offspring

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allele

• different forms of a gene
• probability
• to increase the chance his expected results would be similar to the experimental results
• large
• pea plants

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How is the allele each parent donates determined?

• It's random!
• different forms of a gene
• probability
• to increase the chance his expected results would be similar to the experimental results
• large

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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dominant allele

• one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
• It's random!
• different forms of a gene
• probability
• to increase the chance his expected results would be similar to the experimental results

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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How are dominant alleles represented?

• capital letters
• one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
• It's random!
• different forms of a gene
• probability

recessive allele

• an allele that is hidden unless both alleles are recessive
• capital letters
• one whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present
• It's random!
• different forms of a gene