Mendel and his plants

Question 1

Who was Mendel?

Answer 1

An Austrian monk who founded modern genetics.

Question 2

He did experiments using which type of plants?

Answer 2

Pea plants.

Question 3

Characteristics in plants are defined by __________ units.

Answer 3

Hereditary (can be inherited)

Question 4

Hereditary units are passed on from _______, one unit from each ______.

Answer 4

Parents

Parent

Question 5

What’s a dominant allele?

Answer 5

It’s dominant over recessive alleles. Therefore, if a plant has a dominant allele and a recessive allele, the dominant allele’s characteristic will be expressed.

Question 6

What’s a recessive allele?

Answer 6

Two of this allele must be present for the allele’s characteristic to be expressed.

Question 7

Modern word for hereditary units =

Answer 7

Genes

Question 8

What’s an allele?

Answer 8

A different version of the same gene.

Question 9

If an organism has 2 alleles that are the same for one particular gene, then this is _________

Answer 9

Homozygous.

Question 10

If an organism has 2 alleles that are different for one particular gene, then this is _________

Answer 10

Heterozygous.