Genetics

Question 1

The study of genes on the chromosomes and the info they contain

Answer 1

Genetics

Question 2

The study of how info is passed on from parent to offspring

Answer 2

Heredity

Question 3

A trait which shows up more often in a population

Answer 3

Dominant trait

Question 4

A trait which shows up less often in a population

Answer 4

Recessive trait

Question 5

The person that experimented with pea plants and discovered that som traits are dominant and some are recessive

Answer 5

Gregor Mendel

Question 6

When you breed for a specific trait in the offspring and the trait shows up every time

Answer 6

True breeding

Question 7

When pollen from one plant gets physically put into another

Answer 7

Cross pollination

Question 8

What was the outcome of generation 1…

Answer 8

75% tall 25% not tall

Ratio: 3:1

Question 9

The actual info contained for a specific trait on a chromosome

Answer 9

Genotype

Question 10

The words used to describe the genotype

Answer 10

Phenotype

Question 11

What is an example of a phenotype:

Answer 11

Widows Peak

Question 12

The part of DNA which makes up a trait

Answer 12

Alleles

Question 13

How many alleles do you get from each parent

Answer 13

2 of each

Question 14

What are the 2 kinds of genotypes

Answer 14

Homozygous
And
Heterozygous

Question 15

What are the two types of homozygous genotypes

Answer 15

Dominant and Recessive

Question 16

The tool used to show the probability of a specific trait showing up in the offspring.

Answer 16

Punnet square

Question 17

When each allele shows a degree of influence on the trait

Answer 17

Incomplete dominance

Question 18

Neither trait is more or less dominant

Answer 18

Co- dominance

Question 19

What is the order for the eye color chart

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Answer 19

Black
Dark Brown
Brown with Green tints
Brown
Violet
Grey blue
Green
Dark blue
Light blue