Heredity and Mendel's Peas

What is 'purebred'?

Why is a trait called 'dominant'?

What is meant by 'hybrid'?

What term is used to describe the different versions or forms of a gene?

• trait

• allele

• phenotype

• genotype

How many alleles does the kid pea inherit from the father?

• 1

• 23

• 2

• whichever one is dominant

If a pea plant were homozygous recessive for height, how would its alleles be represented?

Use the letter 'T' to represent 'height'.

• TT

• tt

• Tt

• tT