Mendel's studies of pea genetics

Question 1

What is fertilization

Answer 1

When a male gamete, and a female gamete join

Question 2

What are true breed plants

Answer 2

Plants with the same genes, or homozygous

Question 3

What is cross pollination

Answer 3

When humans or bees artificially pollenate plants

Question 4

What are traits

Answer 4

Specific characteristics such as seed color or height

Question 5

what are F1 plants

Answer 5

First generation plants

Question 6

what are genes

Answer 6

the chemical factors that determine traits

Question 7

what are alleles

Answer 7

different kinds of genes

Question 8

What are F2 plants

Answer 8

The offspring of F1 plants

Question 9

When does the segregation of F1 plants occur

Answer 9

during the joining of gametes

Question 10

What is probability

Answer 10

The likelihood that a particular event will occur

Question 11

What is the ratio for dominant to recessive

Answer 11

3-1

Question 12

what is a two factor cross

Answer 12

When someone follows genes while they go through generations

Question 13

Do all genes show simple patterns of dominant and recessive genes

Answer 13

No

Question 14

What is incomplete dominance

Answer 14

When one allele is not completely dominant over the other

Question 15

What is codominance

Answer 15

When both alleles contribute to the phenotype

Question 16

What is a trait controlled by a gene called

Answer 16

A polygenic trait

Question 17

What is a homologous

Answer 17

Chromosomes from the mother and father

Question 18

What is a diploid

Answer 18

a cell with two homologous’s

Question 19

What is Meiosis

Answer 19

The process of where traits are not passed down in exact form of the parent, they are heterozygous

Question 20

What is the difference of Meiosis and Mitosis

Answer 20

Meiosis makes four heterozygous cells, and Mitosis makes two homozygous cells

Question 21

What are chromosomes like?

Answer 21

Genes