Module 1.1 Introduction

Question 1

trait

Answer 1

a heritable characteristic

Question 2

Mendel’s experiment

Pea Plant Traits

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Answer 2

plant height
flower color
flower position
seed texture
seed color
pea pod color
pea pod size

Question 3

Mendel’s Law of Inheritance

Law of Segregation

Answer 3

Individuals possess a pair of “factors”, and one parent passes only one of the “factors” to the offspring

Question 4

Mendel’s Law of Inheritance

Law of Dominance

Answer 4

Dominant trait will hide the recessive trait

Question 5

Mendel’s Law of Inheritance

Law of Independent Assortment

Answer 5

The inheritance of one trait does not influence the inheritance of another

Question 6

genome

Answer 6

the complete set of genetic material in an organism

Question 7

genomics

Answer 7

a multidisciplinary field that focus on studying the genome

Question 8

genomic sequencing

Answer 8

the process of decoding the genome

Question 9

genotype

Answer 9

genetic makeup

Question 10

phenotype

Answer 10

observed traits

Question 11

Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance

Answer 11

Law of Segregation
Law of Dominance
Law of Independent Assortment

Question 12

allele

Answer 12

different versions of a gene

Question 13

gamete

Answer 13

haploid germ cell from parent

Question 14

Mendelian traits

Answer 14

traits that follow Mendel law of inheritance

Question 15

genetics

Answer 15

usually focuses on individual genes and their behavior