chapter 8

Question 1

genetics

Answer 1

basic heredity of an organism

Question 2

molecular genetic

Answer 2

study of structure and function of genes on a molecular level

Question 3

mendelian genetic

Answer 3

basic principles relating to the transmission of hereditary characteristics from parent to children

Question 4

gregor mendel

Answer 4

discovered genetics with garden pea

Question 5

what did mendel’s experiment show

Answer 5

genes were passed from parents to offspring

Question 6

phenotype

Answer 6

physical expression of a trait

Question 7

gene

Answer 7

unit of inheritance

Question 8

allele

Answer 8

alternate form of a single gene

Question 9

genotype

Answer 9

genetic make of individual

Question 10

testcross

Answer 10

mating between an individual of unknown genotype and a homozygous recessive

Question 11

dihybrid

Answer 11

crosses two things (color and texture)

Question 12

Human disorder: recessive inheritance

Answer 12

needs two recessive alleles to show(higher probability of getting it if inbreed)

Question 13

human disorder: dominant inheritance

Answer 13

one dominant allele is needed to show