Mendel Experimental Design

What is the science that studies how genes are transmitted from one generation to the next?

Genetic material (DNA) can be found in the...

Which choice is NOT true about genes?

Segments of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) found in chromosomes that give instructions for producing a certain characteristic.

A version or variation of a gene

an observable characteristic

A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

When a self-pollinating plant always produces offspring with the same trait as the parent, the parent is _____ for that trait.

The _____ of a flower produces pollen, which fertilizes the egg in the pistil.

Sperm cells from pollen fertilize egg cells in the _____ of a flower.

Mendel used pea plants to study heredity because they _____ quickly.

To prevent the pea plant from self-pollinating, Mendel...

_____ is when pollen from one plant reaches the pistil of a flower on a different plant.

First Filial (child) Generation: the offspring of P₁

Second Filial Generation: the offspring of F₁

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait is called __________________________.

An alternative form (different version) of a gene is called an ________________________________.

They physical appearance of a trait is known as the:

The genetic make-up or specific combination of alleles, such as Aa and AA, is known as:

The genotype of BB and bb are:

The genotype of Bb is known as:

In pea plants, round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r). Which of the following represents the genotype of a pea plant that is heterozygous?

In pea plants, round seeds (R) are dominant to wrinkled seeds (r). Which of the following represents the genotype of a pea plant that is homozygous dominant?

The gene that is expressed. Brown eyes are ___ over blue.