Introduction to Genetics

The father determines the gender of the child.

Individuals may transmit characteristics to their offspring that they themselves do not show. 

Identical twins are always of the same gender.

While traveling through Austria with her German class, Sharon visits the monastery where Gregor Mendel lived. Which title for Mendel does Sharon read on the monastery sign?

Thousands of years ago, humans domesticated wolves and over time have bred closely related wolf offspring. Dozens of dog breeds have emerged from wolves and other canines. Huskies were bred to be strong runners to pull sleds, and German shepherds were bred for their keen sense of smell. At times, undesirable traits, such as a weak hip in German shepherds, emerged. Which of the following explains the emergence of dog breeds from wild canines, such as wolves?

the genetic makeup of an organism

What is a phenotype

which is heterozygous ?

Which is homozygous ?

having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.