Chapter 11 quiz Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the father of genetics?
A
Gregor Mendel
2
Q
What is the study of genes being passed over?
A
Heredity
3
Q
What did Mendel study off of?
A
Pea Plants
4
Q
Why did Mendel use Pea Plants?
A
Short life cycle and produce alot of offspring
5
Q
To have two identical alleles for a trait
A
homozygous
6
Q
To have two different alleles for a trait
A
heterozygous
7
Q
What do we call the act of Mendel brushing two plants together?
A
Cross polination
8
Q
TT =
Tt =
A
genotype
9
Q
What is the phenotype of Tt/TT?
A
Tall