Pea Plants are usually _____-pollinating

What is a specific characteristic that varies from one organism to another?

A _____-_______ plant is one that if allowed to self-pollinate, they will produce offspring identical to themselves

Mendel cut away the pollen-bearing male parts of the plant and dusted the plant’s flower with pollen from another plant. This is called ______-_______.

Some genes are ________ and other genes are ___________

What are factors that determine traits?

What are the different forms of a gene called?

What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

What is the term for the physical characteristics of an organism?

Dominant alleles are represented by _______ letters

Recessive alleles are represented by _______ letters.

This is another term for sex cells (sperm and egg)

When an organism has two different alleles for the same gene it is known as ____________.

When an organism has two two identical alleles for the same gene it is known as ____________.

This is the term for chromosomes that are “matched up” with one another

True or False: All genes are either dominant or recessive.

When one gene is not completely dominant over the other, it is known as _________ dominance.

When both genes contribute to the phenotype, it is known as ___________

What is the term for traits that are controlled by more than one gene?

Give an example of a trait that is controlled by multiple alleles. (from the video)

Meiosis is known as a type of __________ division because the number of chromosomes is lowered.

Meiosis results in the production of ______ haploid cells.

What is the term for a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes?

What is the term for the cells that contain only a single set of chromosomes?

In many female animals, only one egg results from meiosis. The other three cells, called ___________ ____________, are usually not involved in reproduction.