3/31/22 Flashcards
Who is known as the father of genetics
Gregor Mendel
What are the 2 colors of the peas that mendel used in his experiments
Green and yellow
What were the shapes of the pea plants in mendel’s experiment
Round and oval
What are the 2 types of traits that Gregor Mendel tried to cross
Short and tall
What does a capital letter and a lowercase letter stand for
Dominant and recessive
What is the definition of fertilization
A new organism begins to form when egg and sperm join in the process
What is the definition of heredity
The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
What did gregor mendel use in his experiment before pea plants
Field mice
Dominant = ___ recessive = ____
Dominant = bully recessive = wimpy
What type of animal was first cloned successfully
sheep
What year was the first successful animal cloned
1997
What country was the first animal successfully cloned
England
T/F Gregor Mendel was a russian monk
False
____ is the advancement of the study of living things
bio-technology
Name the 4 blood types
A, B, AB, O
What are the 2 types of sex chromasomes that represent the female
X and x
What are the 2 sex chromesomes that represents the male
X and y
How many traits are there in a hybrid
2
T/F genetic disorders are DNA that have a missing link
True
Selective breeding
are traits that you want your organism to have
Heterozygous means ______
An organism that has 2 different alleles for a trait
