Bio 2_L 1.1: Mendelian Laws Of Inheritance #2

Question 1

Previous Notions of Inheritance:

the invention of the microscope made people believe that sperm cells bear a “little man.”

Answer 1

Homunculus theory

Question 2

Previous Notions of Inheritance:

traits of parents blend every generations of offspring.

Answer 2

Blending theory

Question 3

● “unit factors” by Mendel

● basic unit of heredity

● controls the function of traits.l

Answer 3

Gene

Question 4

herriable features of an organism

Answer 4

Traits & Characteristics

Question 5

Who were the other people who independently rediscovered Mendel’s Plan Hybridization Experiment?

Answer 5

> Hugo de Vries

> Car Correns

> Erich von Tschermak

Question 6

consists of a DNA molecule; serves as the repository of genetic information in cells.

Answer 6

Chromosome

Question 7

chromosomes occur in pairs called…

Answer 7

Homologous chromosome

Question 8

A chromosome fron the father/male parent is called ______. While from the mother/female parent is called ______.

Answer 8

A chromosome fron the father/male parent is called “Paternal” While from the mother/female parent is called “Maternal.”

Question 9

alternative forms of a gene

Answer 9

Alleles

Question 10

set of alleles possessed by an organism. (Can be heterozygous or homozygous.)

Answer 10

Genotype