8.1 Study Guide

Question 1

The alleles, homo or hetero

Answer 1

Genotype

Question 2

The same allele, ( AA, aa)

Answer 2

Homozygous

Question 3

Different Alleles (Aa).

Answer 3

Heterozygous

Question 4

The visible trait

Answer 4

Phenotype

Question 5

The trait that is shown no matter what the other is.

Answer 5

Dominant

Question 6

Requires two, for it to show.

Answer 6

Recessive

Answer 7

Co-dominance

Question 8

What are the parental generation organisms in Mendel’s experiments called?

Answer 8

P generation

Question 9

True or False: The F2 generation results from crossing two F1 individuals.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What is the genotype of a parent that is homozygous dominant for a trait?

Answer 10

The genotype is represented as ‘AA’.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: In a cross between a homozygous recessive parent (aa) and a heterozygous parent (Aa), the possible genotypes of the offspring are _____ and _____.

Answer 11

Aa and aa.

Question 12

If a parent has the genotype Bb and is crossed with a parent with the genotype bb, what are the possible genotypes of the offspring?

Answer 12

The possible genotypes are Bb and bb.