Mendel

Question 1

_ _ _ _ _ _ ‘s research showed that traits are inherited as discrete units..

Answer 1

Mendel

Question 2

Mendel laid the groundwork for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Answer 2

genetics

Question 3

Genetics is the study of biological inheritance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Answer 3

patterns; variation

Question 4

_ _ _ _ _ _ are distinguishing characteristics that are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Answer 4

trait; inherited

Question 5

Mendel’s data revealed patterns of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Answer 5

inheritance

Question 6

Mendel worked with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plants during his experiments.

Answer 6

purebred

Question 7

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a uniform _ _ _ _ _ _ _ line of traits.

Answer 7

Purebred;genetic

Question 8

_ _ _ _ _ is when you are mating of two organisms.

Answer 8

Cross

Question 9

P generation

Answer 9

parent generation

Question 10

Resulting offspring

Answer 10

F1 generation(first filial_

Question 11

self pollination by F1 to make ________________

Answer 11

F2 generation (second filial)

Question 12

A _ _ _ _ is a piece of DNA that directs a cell to make a certain _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Answer 12

gene; protein