Lesson 1

Question 1

Genotype

Answer 1

Genetic composition

Question 2

Phenotype

Answer 2

Set of of observable characteristics of an organism

Question 3

Pollination

Answer 3

Act of transferring pollen from male part of the plant to the female part of the plant

Question 4

Cross breeding

Answer 4

When different species or varieties are mated with each other to produce a hybrid which contains features of both parents

Question 5

Mendels laws or laws of Mendelian inheritance

Answer 5

Laws of segregation, independent assortment, dominance

Question 6

Another name for DNA

Answer 6

Deoxyribonucleic

Question 7

DNA

Answer 7

Contains all genetic info

Question 8

How many chromosomes a human has

Answer 8

23

Question 9

Hybridization

Answer 9

Crossing of two genetically different pea plants or etc

Question 10

Hybrid

Answer 10

The result of hybridization

Question 11

Human genome

Answer 11

All the genes of an entire human being

Question 12

Alleles

Answer 12

Two different copies of the same gene that lead to different phenotypes

Question 13

Allele

Answer 13

Version of the gene

Question 14

Homozygous

Answer 14

Two copies of the same allele

Question 15

Heterozygous

Answer 15

Organism has two different alleles from the given gene from its parent

Question 16

Genes located in the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together

Answer 16

Linked genes